Exercise ‘Sweet Spot’ Reverses Cognitive Decline in Aging Mice

Exercise ‘Sweet Spot’ Reverses Cognitive Decline in Aging Mice
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After more than a decade of research, the team found 35 days of voluntary physical exercise improved learning and memory.

“We tested the cognitive ability of elderly mice following defined periods of exercise and found an optimal period or ‘sweet spot’ that greatly improved their spatial learning,” says Dan Blackmore, research fellow and animal behavior facility manager at the University of Queensland Brain Institute.

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