Why Does Exercise Help to Reduce Memory Loss and Brain

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Multiple Choice

Why does exercise help to reduce memory loss and brain decline in older adults?

• A) Because exercise reduces our need to use medications, many of which cause damage to brain cells over time.
• B) Because exercise stimulates neurons and actually helps the brain to grow new cells.
• C) Because exercise helps increase the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the brain.
• D) Because exercise helps to remove toxins from our system that are stored in fat cells.

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Definitions:

Emotional Needs

The aspects of a person's well-being that involve feelings of belonging, love, acceptance, and safety.

Amygdala

Part of the limbic system; filters incoming information and interprets it in the context of emotional needs and survival.

Hippocampus

Part of the limbic system; important in forming and retrieving declarative memories.

Autonomic Division

A part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate, usually divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.