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Climbing Trees Makes You Smarter by Improving Your Working Memory
It seems like that childhood activity of climbing a tree does a lot of good for you after all. New research from the University of North Florida shows that climbing trees and participating in other...
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Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep?
We have been told over and over again that we need at least 8 hours of sleep a night. But is that really true? Well, if we believe the research from University of California San Diego (UCSD), it...
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Smart Foods College Students Should Be Eating
Besides partying, the life of a college student revolves around books, tests, and lectures. Due to their high brain activity, most college students need to eat foods that fuel the brain. These foods...
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Does Playing Sports Make You Smarter?
Playing a sport certainly good for physical health and for one’s social life as well. But, could playing a sport or two actually increase your intelligence? A number of quality scientific studies do...
View Article20 Fun and Fascinating Facts About the Human Brain
The following is a guest post. The brain is the most miraculous and multifaceted of all body parts;the most intriguing and mystifying part of the human body. It performs innumerable functions...
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13 Healthy Brain Foods You Should Be Eating Every Week
As a society, we have known about how our diet affects our heart for awhile. However, it is only recently that we have begun to realize just how much our diet also affects the brain. The list below...
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What is BDNF and What Does it Do?
BDNF, or brain-derived neurotrophic factor, is a protein produced inside nerve cells. The reason why it is so important to a healthy brain is because it serves as Miracle-Gro for the brain,...
View ArticleWhat Is A Nootropic? An Introduction To “Smart Drugs” and Brain Supplements
Simply put, a nootropic is a brain supplement (or “smart drug”) you can take to enhance brain function, such as increasing focus, energy, mood, or lowering anxiety, hyperactivity, and inattention. You...
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The 5 Different Brainwave Frequencies and What They Mean
Across the human cortex there are electrical patterns, or brainwave frequencies. The 5 different brainwave frequencies are delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma. These frequencies can be viewed with an...
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Function of the GABA Neurotransmitter and Everything Else About It
Every day, your brain maintains a delicate balance between chemicals that push its cells to fire and opposing chemicals that pull its cells back toward inactivity. Two of the most common neurochemicals...
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