Her research deals with an area of the brain called the hippocampus, which is associated with memory. (inc.com)
In an article published in Harvard Health, researchers found aerobic exercise increases the size of the area in a person's brain called the hippocampus, which in turn results in better memory and thinking skills. (entrepreneur.com)
Previous studies have shown that a part of the brain called the hippocampus is important to relational memory — the «ability to bind together various items of an event,» said Jim Monti, a University of Illinois postdoctoral research associate who led the work with psychology professor Neal Cohen, who is affiliated with the Beckman Institute at Illinois. (sciencedaily.com)