新的研究表明，使用腿（特别是在负重锻炼）会发送信号到大脑，而这种信号对健康的神经细胞产生至关重要。开创性的研究从根本上改变了大脑和神经系统医学——给医生新的线索：为什么运动神经元病、多发性硬化症、脊髓性肌萎缩症和其他神经系统疾病患者在运动受限时会迅速衰退？

Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180523080214.htm

1. Raffaella Adami, Jessica Pagano, Michela Colombo, Natalia Platonova, Deborah Recchia, Raffaella Chiaramonte, Roberto Bottinelli, Monica Canepari, Daniele Bottai. Reduction of Movement in Neurological Diseases: Effects on Neural Stem Cells Characteristics. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018; 12 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00336