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MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster of neurons that grow outward in long tails, or axons.

Neurons Grow Faster When Muscles Exercise, MIT Study Reveals

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