/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1273/all en /newsroom/channels/news/15-minutes-exercise-creates-optimal-brain-state-mastering-new-motor-skills-287952 <p>If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it’s a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That’s because a recent study in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811918302398">NeuroImage</a> demonstrates that exercise performed immediately after practicing a new motor skill improves its long-term retention. More specifically, the research shows, for the first time, that as little as a single fifteen-minute bout of cardiovascular exercise increases brain connectivity and efficiency.</p> Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:24:51 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 53779 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/terry-fox-run-youre-invited-269862 <p>Students and Faculty from The Ingram School of Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Communication Sciences and Disorders and Medicine have joined together to form a team to participate in this year’s Terry Fox Run.</p> Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:10:20 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32205 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/national-health-and-fitness-day-june-6-253188 <h2> Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:59:46 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24101 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/reducing-cancer-related-fatigue-one-step-time-243486 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:34:25 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 22259 at /newsroom