Runners’ brains have greater functional connections between distinct brain regions, including the frontal cortex, than the brains of more sedentary individuals, a finding that supports the beneficial role of exercise for brain and cognitive function over the lifespan.

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Runners’ brains have greater functional connections between distinct brain regions, including the frontal cortex, than the brains of more sedentary individuals, a finding that supports the beneficial role of exercise for brain and cognitive function over the lifespan.