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For a long time, the scholarly consensus was that you are born with a fixed number of neurons and then start losing them over your lifetime. Now there is good e

For a long time, the scholarly consensus was that you are born with a fixed number of neurons and then start losing them over your lifetime. Now there is good evidence of adult neurogenesis and it seems to be linked to endurance exercise, such as walking. These links can be a starting point for reading up on it: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425252/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425252/ https://www.npr.org/2011/02/04/133498136/growing-a-bigger-brain-is-a-walk-in-the-park?t=1629705640657 https://www.npr.org/2011/02/04/133498136/growing-a-bigger-br...

revolvingocelot 5y ago
>For a long time, the scholarly consensus was that you are born with a fixed number of neurons and then start losing them over your lifetime It's worth pointing out that this is one of those old-school ridiculousnesses that many scientists believed in for much longer than the available evidence ought to have afforded. Much in the same way that North American hospitals used to refrain from analgesics when performing minor surgeries on very young babies, as they were assumed to not experience pain (?!), up until the late 80s, so too was the mounting evidence (Merzenich in the 80s, etc) of adult neurogenesis generally dismissed because reasons.
wheelinsupial 5y ago
Perhaps I’m misreading the first link you’ve provided, but doesn’t it say the benefit is only for women?