AdvertisementA recent paper, published in Brain Communications, has found that 20 minutes of cycling a day can create “ripples” in the brain that might help us to process and store information more efficiently. How did cycling seem to affect participants’ memory? They tracked their brain activity before and after 20-minute stationary cycling sessions through an intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG). The study found that the higher someone’s heart rate got during the cycling session, the stronger those “ripples” seemed to be. Advertisement“This suggests that the intensity of physical activity may influence how strongly the brain’s memory circuits respond,” stated Dr Ramirez-Villegas.

Source: Huffington Post March 28, 2026 08:40 UTC