1 Take a ten-minute walkDozens of studies have linked regular walking to improved brain health, and the latest, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in September, showed that ten minutes of brisk walking boosted memory function in a group of volunteers. Researchers from the University of California in the US and the University of Tsukuba in Japan presented young subjects with a tricky memory test immediately after the ten-minute bout of activity — they were shown images of objects such as trees and asked to press a button when the same image reappeared on a screen. After exercise the participants were far better able to recall precise images. “It was exciting to see those effects occurring so quickly and after…

Source: The Times January 01, 2019 00:00 UTC