The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
What’s even more remarkable is that HIIT didn’t just boost neurogenesis in the hippocampus—it drove a 155% increase in new brain cells within the ventricular-subventricular zone, a brain region involved in olfaction, or the sense of smell.
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In a recent study, mice doing HIIT experienced an impressive 85% increase in new brain cells in the hippocampus—an area critical for learning and memory.