Why exercise can help sculpt the brain

Evidence shows that meditation combined with exercise can boost brain plasticity.

How do we keep our brains healthy? And what can we do to help strengthen crucial connections and keep our minds younger in the process?

In these four films, science journalist Melissa Hogenboom looks at the most cutting-edge scientific research and has her own brain scanned and analysed, with intriguing results.

Part 2 of 4 looks at how exercise helps boost plasticity.

A film by Melissa Hogenboom, Tom Heyden & Pierangelo Pirak

28 September 2023