The more hours you sit per day, the smaller your medial temporal lobe (MTL) seems to become, brain scans show

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/04/17/the-more-hours-you-sit-per-day-the-smaller-your-medial-temporal-lobe-mtl-seems-to-become-brain-scans-show/

—– In the study, both (A) Total medial temporal lobe (MTL) and (B) parahippocampal thickness correlated inversely with hours of sitting/day, controlling for age. Reference: Siddarth P et al (2018), Sedentary behavior associated with reduced medial temporal lobe thickness in middle-aged and older adults. PLOS ONE 13(4): e0195549.

Sitting is bad for your brain — not just your metabolism or heart (UCLA release):

“UCLA researchers recruited 35 people ages 45 to 75 and asked about their physical activity levels and the average number of hours per day they spent sitting over the previ…

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/04/17/the-more-hours-you-sit-per-day-the-smaller-your-medial-temporal-lobe-mtl-seems-to-become-brain-scans-show/

—– In the study, both (A) Total medial temporal lobe (MTL) and (B) parahippocampal thickness correlated inversely with hours of sitting/day, controlling for age. Reference: Siddarth P et al (2018), Sedentary behavior associated with reduced medial temporal lobe thickness in middle-aged and older adults. PLOS ONE 13(4): e0195549.

Sitting is bad for your brain — not just your metabolism or heart (UCLA release):

“UCLA researchers recruited 35 people ages 45 to 75 and asked about their physical activity levels and the average number of hours per day they spent sitting over the previ…

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