From the course: Using Neuroscience for More Effective L&D

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E: Exercise for brain and body

E: Exercise for brain and body

From the course: Using Neuroscience for More Effective L&D

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E: Exercise for brain and body

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- People love to know how their brains work and how they can improve their memory, decision making, technical skills, wellness, and sleep. A universal solution, even in the digital age, is to move our bodies regularly. Research consistently shows exercise improves learning outcomes. So let's work on some ways to get people moving. You're possibly sitting at your desk in a public space, but please take part in this simple physical exercise to start you moving. You're going to build a brain. Put your right hand up, like this. This is your brain stem and it keeps you alive, regulates your heartbeat and breathing, monitors hunger, thirst, and temperature, and communicates constantly with the rest of your body. Without it you'll learn nothing. Now turn your hand into a fist. This part includes your emotional limbic system, your habit forming basal ganglia and your hippocampus, your memory center. So you can imagine how…

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