Doctors have relentlessly impressed upon us the many benefits of exercise. Energy, mood, sleep and motor skills all improve with a regular fitness regimen that includes activities such as running.

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have identified changes in how neurons in the brain behave that may explain the neurological basis by which physical exercise can improve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults as young as 20 years who regularly performed aerobic exercises demonstrated improvements in thinking ...

In a recent study published in the journal NPJ Science of Learning, researchers investigated the impacts of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on the subsequent motor skill acquisition efficiency ...

Researchers at UC San Diego Monday released findings that point to a link between regular exercise and the brain’s ability to learn new motor skills. Hui-quan Li and Nick Spitzer of UCSD identified ...

JERICHO, Vt. (Feb. 8, 2016) -- Gliding quickly across the snow, a skier pushes off with his poles, tossing snow behind him. The skier is followed by another and then another; all of them wear Army ...

Scientists are discovering new connections between learning, exercise and sleep. A new study suggests that when learning a new task, people improve the long-term retention of those skills when they ...

Comparing the brains of mice that exercised with those that did not, researchers found that specific neurotransmitters switched following sustained exercise, leading to improved learning for ...