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Mientras el ejercicio de baja intensidad acciona las redes cerebrales
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Link Original: Referencia: Schmitt, A., Upadhyay, N., Martin, J. A., Rojas, S., Strüder, H. K., y Boecker, H. (2019). Modulación de diferentes redes cerebrales de descanso intrínsecos por el ejercicio agudo de diferentes intensidad. Plasticidad cerebral, 1-17. doi:10.3233/bpl-190081 (imagen adaptada de Crystal Eye Studio / Shutterstock)
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