How do strong muscles keep your brain healthy?
MIT Technology Review Reports: Quick Summary Our brains and muscles are in constant conversation with each other, sending electrochemical signals back and forth. Our lifelong brain health depends on keeping our muscles moving. Key Points Myokines are protein molecules that transmit messages from the skeletal muscle to other tissues—including the brain. When myokines arrive at the brain, they regulate physiological and metabolic responses. Myokines have the ability to affect cognition, mood, and emotional behavior. Myokine messengers help the formation of new neurons and increased synaptic plasticity, both of which boost learning and memory.