GebrüderLehmannDec 26, 2022
Brent Toderian
Have you seen this one? Before & after of a brain after a 20 minute walk — illustrates why walking to work, or school, or just to get the intellectual juices flowing, has been strongly linked to better creative & intellectual performance.
Just one of MANY benefits of choosing to walk, for you and for society.
Design and build walkable cities.
#walking #cities #urbanism #WalkableCities #WalkToSchool #WalkToWork #city #cars
Dec 22, 2022 at 2:08amWeb
Show threadBrianDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian
The brain is hotter?
Show threadJason R TibbettsDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian @brian It’s definitely more psychedelic. I’m not doubting the claims, but without a color legend and citations, a graphic like that is meaningless.
Show threadBrianDec 22, 2022

@nrith @BrentToderian

I'm doubting the claims. It looks like a heat map. You'd probably get similar results taking a hot shower

Show threadJason MurphyDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian respectfully, if you don't label what the colours mean, the pictires aren't useful. oxygen? lactic acid? carbon monoxide? could be anything.
Show threadJason MurphyDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian I note this study that seems to show brain pictures shut down our critical faculties!! https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/do-images-brain-make-us-more-likely-believe-what-we-read
Do images of the brain make us more likely to believe what we read?

A new study shows the impact of extraneous brain images and  descriptions of neuroscience findings on news readers.

University of Minnesota
Show threadJason R TibbettsDec 22, 2022
@jasemurphy @BrentToderian Oh, that is funny.
Show threadCảm ơnDec 22, 2022
@jasemurphy @BrentToderian sunburn, it’s a bald head
Show threadDemianDec 22, 2022
@jasemurphy @BrentToderian stress from almost being hit by a careless driver
Show threadDeborah Zanke (She/Her)
Dec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian this is no surprise to me. Days I can’t get out for a walk at lunch my creative productivity slips around 2:30 pm.
Show threadMiss604Dec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian John sent this to me a little while ago because in March 2022 I started going for walks every day. Whether it’s 20 minutes or 2 hours, it has helped me immensely, both physically and mentally. I also post my daily walk photos online to show off Vancouver while I’m out there. We’ve been car-free since 2014 so being healthy enough to go on longer walks now really helps. Also business-wise, it did totally help my productivity.
Show threadLynda ThompsonDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian that’s great, however many disabled will become home bound with these strategies.
Show threadthebostonlolDec 22, 2022

@Lynda_Katerra @BrentToderian

Improved accessibility outside of cars including bike lanes (aka mobility lanes) as well as accessible public transportation can improve accessibility in cities

https://cyclingfallacies.com/en/6/people-with-physical-disabilities-can%E2%80%99t-cycle

“People with physical disabilities can’t cycle”

There are cycles available for almost every type of disability – it’s actually an inclusive mode of transport that will often act as a mobility aid for people who find walking difficult, people who can't walk far and even those who cannot walk at all. Evidence from the Netherlands (and increasingly from the UK, where new infrastructure has been built) shows that high quality cycling infrastructure is often shared with wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other assistive modes of transport.And in general, cycling infrastructure should go hand-in-hand with other improvements to the physical environment too – like smooth, continuous footways across side roads, for example.So in fact the truth is the opposite of the myth – cycling actually gives people with physical disabilities more transport options and independence, not less.

Cycling Fallacies
Show threadLynda ThompsonJan 13, 2023
@thebostonlol @BrentToderian looks unpaved surface, cobblestone or tiles. Great way to tear up expensive medical equipment. Done that. Great to carry around tools for that. 🙄🙄Fighting pedestrians using you as furniture is issue.
Show threadRicki Yasha TarrDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian My husband and I usually go for a walk part way through his work day, and he always comments on how it helps sweep the cobwebs out of his head. It's intriguing to see the science that is behind it.
Show threadDavid RosnowDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian I find if I ride my electric skateboard to work my mind works better. My theory is that it tunes up my executive function because it demands lots of micro decisions.
Show threadÉl GueDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian „Es würde alles besser gehen, wenn man mehr ginge.
Sich tragen lassen zeugt von Ohnmacht, gehen von Kraft.“
J.G. Seume, 1802 🎩
(Everything would go better, if one would be more walking.
Being carried shows impotence, going shows power.)
Show threadphillipDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian we need cities built for people, not cars!
Show threadApoorv KhatrejaDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian Not this again. Stop sharing this image without context and linking to the study https://neurobollocks.wordpress.com/2014/06/21/the-power-of-a-well-chosen-image-eeg-measures-of-brain-activity-and-exercise/
The power of a well-chosen image; EEG measures of brain activity and exercise

This picture: …occasionally does the rounds on Twitter, often spurred by tweets from the kind of evidence-phobic accounts that publish whole lists of mind-blowing ‘facts’, at leas…

NeuroBollocks
Show threadDemianDec 22, 2022
@apoorvk @BrentToderian totally agree. Such posts can undermine the very noble aims of creating more walkable communities
Show thread@Lee_in_IowaDec 23, 2022
@[email protected]@[email protected] A fantastic article written for a general audience, fairly short and packed with ideas that are actually intriguing.
Show threadcafkafkDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian what is this a scan of (inb4 the brain), I mean what does this actually mean
Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛Dec 29, 2022
@cafkafk Not much.

mastodon.social/@apoorvk/10955…
Show threadTim Sheerman-ChaseDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian “Only thoughts reached by walking have value”. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Show threadシュガ人Dec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian Their brain is overheating
Show threadJuhaLipponenDec 22, 2022

@BrentToderian Very interesting! There is actual experimental evidence of direct benefit of walking to creativity, by Stanford University

https://news.stanford.edu/2014/04/24/walking-vs-sitting-042414/

Stanford study finds walking improves creativity

Stanford researchers found that walking boosts creative inspiration. They examined creativity levels of people while they walked versus while they sat. A person's creative output increased by an average of 60 percent when walking.

Stanford News
Show threadanttiseppäläDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian I have indeed seen this one, but never the source. I would greatly appreciate being directed to the whole publication.
Show threadRobcyclesDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian Is this heat? Brain waves? What, exactly?
Show threadKevin DalleyDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian
We also need to see brain a scan after 20 minutes of driving before we can make statements about advantages of walking
Show threadSun & RainDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian I was just reading something about that yesterday. Boosts dopamine too or in conjunction with. Unsure which.
Show threadFuryboy2Dec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian -tried that this morning. It’s minus 40c here and I’m smarter now. #stayinside
Show threadChaoddityDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian This makes a lot of sense. I become insanely lethargic and foggy headed if I sit still for too long and just being able to walk around from time to time improves my presence of mind
Show threadCypherDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian I often find that whenever I have a problem I can't solve, a few trips around the office helps. Glad it isn't just psychosomatic
Show threadPatty Bluebird 🦩Dec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian Before my stroke I was walking between 3-5 miles a day. My walking consists of around the house or at the grocery store. I aim for 3500 steps a day. I miss my long walks. I doubt it'll ever happen again.
Show threadLiraDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian Interesting! Peripatetic philosophers should already know/feel it! 😉
Show threadBart Janssens 🇧🇪Dec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian What if you play #PokemonGo while walking? Asking for a friend.
Show threadhubickDec 22, 2022
@bart @BrentToderian Health benefit coverage should buy us incubators.
Show threadDr. Dodo 🦤Dec 22, 2022

@BrentToderian

@BrentToderian
It only takes me 20 SECONDS of walking out of my door before I realise what item(s) I have forgotten at home...

Show threadDenis VerloesDec 22, 2022
@BrentToderian now let's transpose. Where would you learn best? in classrooms ou while walking?
Show threadDee Gee VeeDec 23, 2022
@BrentToderian I'd love to see similar brain images (and analysis by folks who know how to read them) after 20min of driving and 20min of biking
Show threadDavid SchroederDec 23, 2022
@BrentToderian a friend of mine has a professor step-dad that walked to work and called walking ‘The great transition’ between home and work. I always liked that.
Show threadMary M. RedouteyDec 23, 2022
@BrentToderian Design cities where the elderly and disabled are still able to get around via cars and there are plenty of well maintained and well lit benches to sit on in the downtown areas near all public transportation stops.
Show threadMary M. RedouteyDec 23, 2022
@BrentToderian All too often designing for walkers and bike riders tends to forget those who cannot walk or ride bikes.
Show threadDashtopDec 25, 2022
@BrentToderian pm2.5 100+ don't really want to walk
Show threadSpockoDec 29, 2022
@BrentToderian good to know. Question, does the brain have to stay in the body to get the benefits?
#SpocksBrain #Spock #StarTrek #BrainHealth #Brains