Exercise, Energy Intake, Glucose Homeostasis, and the Brain - Neuroplasticity

This has only been available for 18 months, what the fuck has your doctor done about this to update your stroke protocols?
http://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/46/15139.abstract

1. Henriette van Praag¹,
2. Monika Fleshner²,
3. Michael W. Schwartz³, and
4. Mark P. Mattson⁴,⁵

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1. The Journal of Neuroscience, 12 November 2014, 34(46): 15139-15149; doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2814-14.2014

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Here we summarize topics covered in an SFN symposium that considered how and why exercise and energy intake affect neuroplasticity and, conversely, how the brain regulates peripheral energy metabolism. This article is not a comprehensive review of the subject, but rather a view of how the authors' findings fit into a broader context. Emerging findings elucidate cellular and molecular mechanisms by which exercise and energy intake modify the plasticity of neural circuits in ways that affect brain health. By enhancing neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity and neuronal stress robustness, exercise and intermittent energy restriction/fasting may optimize brain function and forestall metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, brain-centered glucoregulatory and immunomodulating systems that mediate peripheral health benefits of intermittent energetic challenges have recently been described. A better understanding of adaptive neural response pathways activated by energet