Study: Exercise benefits younger brains, too
By Greg Kline
Monday January 1, 2007
Vanda Bidwell
University of Illinois Professor Charles Hillman, left, and doctoral student Matthew Pontifex stand by a helmet they use on test subjects to track brain activity.
Older folks may not be the only ones whose brain power is increased by physical fitness, a study by University of Illinois researchers working with Dutch colleagues indicates.
Previous studies, several of them done at the UI, already have provided evidence that regular exercise improves both the brain structure and function of senior citizens, including an increase in the brain's gray and white matter and better performance on cognitive tests.
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