When you’re handling a lot of information, sometimes it’s easy to forget where your keys are or where you parked the car. Difficulty remembering small amounts of information in a short period of time, or problems with short-term memory, can be frustrating.
However, studies show exercising can improve short-term memory. Scientists at Duke University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience found that exercise improved the memory of rodents following brain radiation treatment. The treatment impaired the rodents’ cognitive abilities causing them to forget certain spatial capabilities such as how to exit a maze. Rodents that had more roaming and exercising room performed better at remembering the maze exit than rodents that did not have space to exercise. (more…)