The Neuroscience of Your Workout

08 Nov 2025 • EN
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 We all know that exercise is good for our bodies, but do our brains benefit as well?  In our next episode Dr. Gary Wenk of the Ohio State University reveals exactly how our muscles communicate with our brains when we work out, and why exercise is so important to our mental health.     Plus –  how our brain chemistry explains why there's a Dunkin Donuts on every corner and the mental and physical price we pay for too much exercise.   For more information, transcripts, and all episodes, please visit https://thisisyourbrain.com   For more about Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, please visit https://neurosurgery.weillcornell.org

From "This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg"

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