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How Exercise Strengthens Your Brain

The hippocampus, an area important for memory and mood, is particularly affected. “We know that it shrinks with age,” Dr. Roig said. “And we know that if we exercise regularly, we can prevent this decline.” – New York Times

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Manque de sommeil: l’exercice protégerait la mémoire

“Quand on est privé de sommeil ou qu’il y a une atteinte à la mémoire […] le fait d’avoir une meilleure santé cardiorespiratoire pourrait avoir un effet protecteur sur la mémoire” – Radio Canada

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Skipping exercise in favor of sitting can worsen brain function, study finds

“In contrast, when people don’t get enough exercise, it can potentially lead to a number of health issues, including those that affect the brain, like dementia, said Marc Roig, a physical and occupational therapy professor at McGill University in Montreal” –NBC News

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New study strengthens the link between exercise and memory

“We know that exercise works, but we don’t know which variables of exercise make the exercise more effective,” said Marc Roig, a Physical and Occupational Therapy Professor at McGill University who studies the effect of exercise on cognition and was not involved with the study. “We believe intensity is one of those factors”. – New York Times

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Si haces estos ejercicios físicos de alta intensidad tu memoria te lo agradecerá

“Aunque sabemos que el ejercicio es bueno para diferentes aspectos de la cognición como la memoria no sabemos que parámetros del ejercicio son los más importantes,” Dr. Roig dice. “Es razonable pensar que a más alta su concentración, más efectos sobre la memoria.” – La Vanguardia

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Linking physical exercise to video games

“You can combine exercise and video games,” Roig said. “A lot of people think they are opposed, but really, we are failing our younger generations. The hope of this paper is to show parents and younger people that you can improve at both simultaneously.” – McGill Reporter

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15 minutes of cardio improves video game performance: study

While playing video games might not seem like the most physically demanding activity, new research out of McGill University suggests that when players exercise before playing a game, they play better. -CNBC

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Un científico español desvela el mejor truco para League of Legends: 15 minutos de ejercicio antes de jugar

Ahora resulta que la actividad física, además de obrar el milagro de hacernos sentir estupendamente de cuerpo y de coco, puede ayudarnos a mejorar el rendimiento en un escenario tan antagónico al movimiento (real) como es el de los videojuegos. – El Mundo

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Research may link exercise to improved video game performance

A Canadian researcher from McGill University recently conducted a study that suggests that exercise can improve performance in video games. A group of young players were asked to play the popular online video game, League of Legends for 20 minutes after 15 minutes of intense cardio exercise. The players were then asked to come in and play the game again after a period of rest. Dr. Marc Roig is an associate professor at McGill University, and neuroscientist that does research on the effects of exercise on the brain. He said that two of his students, Bernat de Las Heras and Orville Li, came to him with the idea to test the theory out. –Radio Canada International

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L’activité physique améliorerait la performance aux jeux vidéo

Voilà un argument de taille pour les parents qui cherchent comment faire bouger des jeunes rivés à leur ordinateur ou à leur console : pratiquer 15 minutes d’activité physique intense avant de jouer à un jeu vidéo semble ensuite améliorer la performance pendant le jeu. -La Presse