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Exercise rewires the brain — boosting the body’s endurance. According to a study published today in Neuron1, repeated exercise sessions on a treadmill strengthen the wiring in a mouse’s brain, making certain neurons quicker to activate.


The more mice exercise, the more connections form between some neurons in their brains, study finds.

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