Walking For br Just 10 Minutes , Improves br Brain Performance.br The neurological study was by researchers br with the U.C. Irvine Center for the Neurobiology br of Learning and Memory ...br ... and the University of Tsukuba, located in Japan.br The study was conducted with healthy br college students on both campuses.br It found that even short exercise br has a significant and immediate impact br on brain function.br The students were asked to engage in br extremely low impact exercise for ten minutes.br Once the ten minutes had passed, br the participants would then undergo br a difficult memory test.br According to researchers, the results br clearly showed that the exercise improved br student performance on the test.br Part of the experiment also included br testing conducted in an MRI machine.br It was exciting to see those effects occurring so quickly and after such light exercise, Michael Yassa, U.C. Irvine Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, via 'The New York Times'.br Researchers say that the results are useful, br especially for those who may be br averse to vigorous exercise.br This is potentially good news for those who br are extremely overweight or living br with a form of disability.br We are not talking br about marathons, Michael Yassa, U.C. Irvine Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, via 'The New York Times'.br They also point out that the positive effects br light exercise has on a person's brain seem br to be immediate.br It looks like people can improve their memories with a short walk or an easy session of something like yoga or tai chi, Michael Yassa, U.C.