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Vigorous exercise emerges as a significant driver of cognitive enhancement, impacting memory, executive function, and processing speed []. A year-long intervention program in older adults demonstrated substantial improvements, particularly through high-intensity exercise up to 80% of maximum heart rate []. This intensity stimulates the production of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), crucial for growing new neurons in the hippocampus and promoting neuroplasticity []. Vigorous exercise forces muscles to produce energy without oxygen, generating lactate as a byproduct, which in turn signals an increase in BDNF []. Remarkably, just 10 minutes of vigorous exercise can lead to observable improvements in cognition, even for executive function and processing speed [].
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Vigorous exercise emerges as a significant driver of cognitive enhancement, impacting memory, executive function, and processing speed []. A year-long intervention program in older adults demonstrated substantial improvements, particularly through high-intensity exercise up to 80% of maximum heart rate []. This intensity stimulates the production of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), crucial for growing new neurons in the hippocampus and promoting neuroplasticity []. Vigorous exercise forces muscles to produce energy without oxygen, generating lactate as a byproduct, which in turn signals an increase in BDNF []. Remarkably, just 10 minutes of vigorous exercise can lead to observable improvements in cognition, even for executive function and processing speed [].