Activity - Not Rest - Speeds Recovery After Brain Injury in Mice

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By Roni Dengler
Sep 17, 2018 10:00 PMMay 17, 2019 9:06 PM
a white mouse in a cage
Scientists gave mice brain injuries (this particular mouse was not involved) and then watched how fast they recovered. They found that active mice recovered faster than ones given rest. (Credit: Kirill Kurashov/shutterstock)

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Conventional wisdom advocates for rest after suffering an injury. Now researchers have discovered that activity — not rest — helps the brain recover from trauma in mice. The finding suggests that challenging the brain early after damage can speed up healing.

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