Swimming gives your brain a boost: but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities

Seena  Mathew

Autores

Seena Mathew University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Palavras-chave:

Nartação, Saúde, Atividade Física, Mente

Resumo

Não é nenhum segredo que o exercício aeróbico pode ajudar a evitar alguns reveses do envelhecimento. Mas um crescente campo de pesquisa sugere que a natação pode fornecer um impulso único para a saúde do cérebro.

A natação regular demonstrou melhorar a memória, a função cognitiva, a imunidade e o humor. A natação também pode ajudar a reparar os danos causados pelo estresse e forjar novas conexões neurais no cérebro.

Mas os cientistas ainda estão tentando desvendar como e por que a natação, em particular, produz esses efeitos que melhoram o cérebro.

Biografia do Autor

Seena Mathew, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Seena Mathew é professora assistente de biologia na Universidade de Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB). Ela obteve seu diploma de bacharel em neurociência pelo Kenyon College e seu doutorado em neurobiologia pela Universidade do Alabama em Birmingham. Mais tarde, ela também obteve um mestrado em Saúde Pública.

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