While we know that diet and physical exercise are good for the brain; there are mental exercises and activities we can incorporate into our daily lives that are good for the brain as well. Three things that we can use to boost our brainpower include meditating, listening to music, and playing video games.
ONE – Meditation
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Odor-free paints are available from many household supply stores. They use little to no solvent, and contain softer binders compared to traditional latex and acrylic paints. While odor-free paints do not have the same hardness and gloss of traditional latex paints, they do have a less powerful odor. Odor-free paints are also softer, which means [...]
Something’s afoot when it comes to music and the brain, and it’s not just dancing. For one thing, it is a universal language, surpassing any level of perceived sophistication. In a recent study, research scientists played various selections of classical music – with their own preconceived notions of which piece was happy, sad or scary [...]
When I hear copper, the first thing that comes to mind is the electrical cord. When an electrical cord has been peeled or exposed, you will see finer wire networks that is orange in material. When connected to a power source, and you accidentally touch it with your bare skin, you get “grounded” or electrical [...]
Have you ever noticed that your migraine, which you thought was gone long ago, resurfaced after eating a meal? Have you ever attributed what you felt to what you have eaten other than the stress at work that you experience? Yes, it could be that sumptous food you took this lunch. Foods that are high [...]
What stimulates our sense of smell affect basic biologic processes. “Smell receptors” in our nose connect directly to the limbic area of the brain. The limbic area is sometimes referred to as the “emotion center” of the brain. The limbic area, in turn, connects to special brain regions that have major influences over basic bodily [...]
Silence of the Lambs, Short, Field of Dreams, Basic Instinct, Terms of Endearment, Dances with the Wolves, go to the movies and you will witness firsthand the power of human emotion. In darkened theaters all over the world, audiences laugh at lines that tickle the funny bone, cry in sorrow, gasp in fear, scream in [...]
Since each individual’s immune system is different, it is hard to determine how much exposure to paint fumes it takes to have damaging effects. In most cases, it takes years of exposure to affect the brain. But in some rare instances, a single exposure to paint fumes has left impairment, depending on the level of [...]
The power of music to affect our memory is quite intriguing. Most recently brain-imaging studies have shown that music activates many diverse parts of our brain, including an overlap in where the brain processes music and language. This simultaneous left and right brain action maximizes our learning and retention of information. The information we are [...]
Children’s minds are synonymous to sponges. They absorb everything around. Be it a good information or a junk, their brain is non-selective. Because the early formative years in the life of children affect their later choices in life, parents should nourish them well during their formative years. Several developmental researches prove that nature and nurture [...]
