Running through middle age found to delay aging-related memory problems

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Researchers have found that long-term running as part of exercise in middle age helps in wiring 'old' new neurons born in early adulthood, or adult-born neurons, into a network relevant to the maintenance of episodic memory encoding during aging.

Episodic memory is a type of long-term memory involving conscious recollection of previous experiences together with their context in terms of time, place and associated emotions.

Published in the journal eNeuro, the researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), US, and Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV), Mexico, said the study provided novel insight into the benefits of exercise and that it should motivate adults to keep moving throughout their lifetime, especially during middle age.