How Does Sitting Influence Brain Health?
Researchers at UCLA found that more time spent sitting was linked to thinning of the brain’s medial temporal lobe. This region is critical to memory formation.
The team focused on the medial temporal lobe because this area of the brain declines with age and that leads to memory impairment.
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