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  • Brain uses sleep to wash away waste toxins

    Brain uses sleep to wash away waste toxins

    The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day’s thinking.  Brain cells shrink during sleep to open up the gaps between neurons and allow fluid to wash the brain clean. “The brain only has limited energy at its disposal and it appears that it must choose between two…

  • The Power Of Your Amazing Brain

    The conscious mind controls our brain only 5% of the day, whereas the subconscious mind has a hold of our thoughts 95% of the time! You have 70,000 thoughts per day. Boost your brain power with meditation, it’s proven to increase IQ, relieve stress, and promote higher learning levels. Listen to music. Studies have proven…

  • Does your brain burn more calories when you think really hard?

    In most cases, deep thought and concentration do not burn tons more calories than routine brain activity. But if we think we’ve worn out our brains, we will feel exhausted anyways. I’m thoroughly disappointed. All this time aggressively thinking while sitting on my butt in my cubicle doing nothing, no wonder I don’t look like…

  • 8 Ways To Get Smarter Every Week

    1 out of every 4 Americans don’t read any books during the course of an average year. For many Americans, learning stops after formal education. The more active your brain stays during your life, the less likely you will be to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Getting smarter involves a combination of learning new information,…

  • God is in the Neurons

    This is easily my favorite video of the year. As if a video about psychology and collective consciousness that mentions quantum mechanics isn’t good enough: Some of the topics are hauntingly relevant to difficult discussions I’ve been having with friends and family recently. Nearly all of the concepts validate the theories and suspicions I’ve built…

  • Left Brain and Right Brain

    This ad for Mercedes Benz beautifully depicts the left and right hemispheres of the human brain and masterfully communicates the contrasting roles they play to create the dynamic, beautiful world that we are lucky to be a part of, each and every day. In case the ad is moved, I’m hosting it here.