The New York Times (9/9, Reynolds) reports, “Exercise makes it easier to bounce back from too much stress, according to a fascinating new study with mice.” The study “finds that regular exercise increases the levels of a chemical in the animals’ brains that helps them remain psychologically resilient and plucky, even when their lives seem suddenly strange, intimidating and filled with threats.” While “the study involved mice…it is likely to have implications for our species, too, as we face the stress and discombobulation of the ongoing pandemic and today’s political and social disruptions.” The study was published in August in the Journal of Neuroscience.
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— “Exercise May Make It Easier to Bounce Back From Stress “Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, September 9, 2020