Exercise and brain wiring (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Exercise and brain wiring

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The images show positive effects of physical activity (in orange) and negative effects of BMI (in blue) on local brain networks. Areas where the effects of exercise and BMI overlap are shown in purple.

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Skylar Brooks, Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, Boston Children’s Hospital

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