16.05.2018Does physical activity improve your brain? On the interaction between brain and muscles

Prof. Dr. Daniel Hahn, Department of Movement Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Without motion our life would be empty, but how does it work? Human motions are the result of the directed use of the skeletal muscles under a given physical condition – our muscles are the engines of life. But does the prejudice, that a lot of muscles come with a tiny brain, hold true? Far from it: motion only works well, as long as the brain, the peripheral nervous system and the muscles interact with each other. The talk will demonstrate what we know (as well as what we don’t know) about the interaction between muscles and brain and how researchers try to deepen our understanding of this interaction.