Fit and Dim? - Too much running dulls brain - H'mm boozing and running?

[RamboLiberal]

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/SciTech/DyeHard/dyehard-1.html

Those characters who become so addicted to exercise that they don't seem to know how to stop may actually be impairing their brain's ability to learn new tasks.

That's no excuse to stay on the couch, according to the lead author of a series of new studies showing that exercise increases the chemicals in the brain that help brain cells communicate with each other. It also helps the brain grow new neurons in the region known as the hippocampus, which controls learning and memory.

So Justin Rhodes, a neuro-scientist at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland was a bit surprised when his data showed that mice that had become addicted to exercise had a terrible time finding their way through a maze. Other mice that exercised at a "normal" level breezed through the test with no problems. The researchers report their findings in two current professional journals,

Between his boozing and exercise jones is this why he's such a dimwit?

[Stupdworld]

1. running drunk is teh fun

i do it all the time. but i still cant get rid of this beer gut. darn