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According to the Focus on Neuroscience box, “Boosting the Aging Brain,” aerobic exercise in older adults improved their _____ and increased the volume of their _____.

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The answer is: A. memory; hippocampus

Based on research with around 120 test subjects, those who do a regular aerobic exercise tend to have experience a growth in their hippocampus by around 2%. Along with the increase in volume, the working capacity of this area of the brain also improved. ( This include their verbal memory and spatial learning)

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