How to Think about Exercise by Damon Young

 

"Neuroscientists have argued that exercise can encourage innovation and problem-solving. Not because it helps us study more rigorously, but because it allows our intellect to relax a little; to digest our meal of facts and arguments. Researchers describe it as 'transient hypofrontality': the prefrontal cortex, which helps to make general concepts and rules, is turned down, while the motor and sensory parts of the brain are turned up. It's what might be called 'walker's reverie.'"