<story><title>Training exercise boosts brain power, Johns Hopkins researchers say</title><url>https://hub.jhu.edu/2017/10/17/brain-training-exercise/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pdog</author><text>Do you know the best exercise for your brain? Actual exercise. Running increases neurogenesis[1] more than anything else.&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;well&amp;#x2F;move&amp;#x2F;for-your-brains-sake-keep-moving.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;well&amp;#x2F;move&amp;#x2F;for-your-brains...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dyarosla</author><text>The link does not compare running versus other forms of exercise. It compares running vs no exercise. &amp;quot;Running increases neurogenesis[1] more than anything else.&amp;quot; is not a finding in the article.</text></comment>
<story><title>Training exercise boosts brain power, Johns Hopkins researchers say</title><url>https://hub.jhu.edu/2017/10/17/brain-training-exercise/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pdog</author><text>Do you know the best exercise for your brain? Actual exercise. Running increases neurogenesis[1] more than anything else.&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;well&amp;#x2F;move&amp;#x2F;for-your-brains-sake-keep-moving.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;well&amp;#x2F;move&amp;#x2F;for-your-brains...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>taeric</author><text>Amusingly, I would not be surprised to find some people need both.  In particular, exercise is boring.  Very very boring.  Anything that can help with concentration during boring tasks is useful.&lt;p&gt;Obviously, that is my experience.  Ymmv</text></comment>