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It's official- running makes us cleverer!

Butterbear · 2010-01-18 22:00:40

Today's article in the Guardian gives me faith that my years of boozing and head-banging to tunes at gigs haven't caused me a permanent loss of grey matter! http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/18/running-brain-memory-cell-growth Now, my only issue with the study is that the little mice were left more intelligent…

18-01-2010 10:00pm

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Butterbear

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Today's article in the Guardian gives me faith that my years of boozing and head-banging to tunes at gigs haven't caused me a permanent loss of grey matter!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/18/running-brain-memory-cell-growth

Now, my only issue with the study is that the little mice were left more intelligent than their peers but probably remained in the same boring cages and came to the same sorry end

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#2 18-01-2010 10:21pm

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The running mice clocked 15 miles a day. That would put them way out infront in the 1000 mile challenge. I wonder what time they'd run a 5k in ?

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#3 18-01-2010 11:36pm

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Cool, Always during exams I abandon any proper plan and just head out on the odd steady 6 miler and feel great aftrwards and fresh for more study rather that sitting down all day.

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