Tariq Nelson

Study finds that six months of walking increased participants memory and attention span

He’s challenging a long-held belief in the world of neuroscience that the brain is hardwired, fixed, immutable.

Kramer says changing the size and the function of your brain is as easy as taking a few steps.

“We found in our study that walking will increase the volume of the brain, increase the efficiency of the brain and increase improvements in the number of cognitive functions such as memory and attention,” Kramer says.

Seventy-eight-year-old Grace Miller walked three days a week for six months. She says she “really” thinks she’s noticed a difference.

“My husband and I, we kind of try to remember things,” Miller explains. “Lately, I have been doing all the answering.”

“We know that over a six-month period you can get a 50 percent improvement in memory and attention,” Kramer says. “That is pretty remarkable.”

Kramer imaged the brains of 60 participants before and after six months of walking

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