Presentation given to the World Medical and Health Games, Graduate Medical School University of Limerick.
Exercise increases ‘neurogenesis’ (growth of neurons) in the hippocampus – a region important for memory and implicated in cognitive ageing.
In this presentation I answer the following questions
- What is the link between physical activity and human brain evolution?
- How has human brain evolution enabled us to emotionally engage and anticipate the intentions of others?
inside-the-brain.com 