Here are the top 30 Sharpbrains articles based on our readers’ ranking since 2006 and since 2010. Brain science news, brain fitness trends, brain health and maintenance tips, read on to expand your mind! . Top 50 Brain Teasers, by SharpBrains Team The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains, by Alvaro Fernandez How can I [...]Substance abuse can have dramatic consequences on the brain and behavior. The traditional way of preventing drug abuse is often education. Awareness programs do work with people who can picture long-term repercussions of abusing drugs. Other people, most often those vulnerable to addictions, do not benefit from such programs. It seems that they tend to [...]If you practice biceps curls at the gym, you will get bigger muscles that are also stronger. So far, the same seemed true for the brain. Thanks to neuroplasticity, practice triggers neuronal and synaptic growth (i.e., brain volume growth), which correlates with better performance. In this fascinating Scientific American article we learn that as the [...]This Huffington Post article is written by Dr. Cynthia Green, an active member of the Friends of SharpBrains.com: Innovation to Enhance Brain Fitness group on LinkedIn. A good reminder of what we should all do to boost our brain fitness: getting off the couch and on your feet maintaining a healthy weight with a low [...]ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, affects millions of children and adults (up to 5% of children in the US). More and more evidence suggests that brain training may be key to help these individuals. With this in mind, we put together our most recent articles on the topic to a) help you better understand [...]Laughing feels good. Laughing is indeed good in most cases. A good belly laugh amounts to an aerobic exercise as your blood pressure and heart rate increase, your breathing changes and your diaphragm contracts. Laughing has also been shown to boost the immune system and reduce stress. Laughing is thus good for your brain! Here [...]Children who exercise vigorously tend to have better grades. In contrast, overweight children tend to underachieve. With this in mind, Davis and her colleagues from Medical College of Georgia tested whether participating in an exercise program would help overweight children, not only physically but also mentally. Specifically, they hypothesized that the children executive functions would [...]Conclusions
Aerobic exercise seems to benefit overweight children not only physically but also mentally. These findings mirror the ones observed in the aging population. Aerobic exercise influences cognition through the increase of growth factors such as brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which leads to increased capillary blood supply to the brain and growth of both new neurons and synapses.
With childhood obesity on the rise, these are very timely findings. In addition, exercise is a simple solution to increase physical health and mental performance. Something to tell to your school board, over and over!
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