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30 minutes exercise, half a spin class, promotes neuroplasticity

30 minutes cycling (equivalent to half a spin class) promotes brain plasticity

Don't have time to exercise? Remember the blog post I wrote about Tony Abbott, Barak Obama and Richard ...
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How stem cells can help to repair the damaged brain.

At the time of publishing this blog post I'm in Marrakesh with my family about to start month ...
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Neuroplasticity: the battle in your brain

Michelangelo’s ‘Creation of Adam’ may correlate with major sulci of the cerebrum in the inner and outer surface ...
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How to build good habits, make them stick & the awesome power of being boring

Todays blog post is comes to you from Gregory Ciotti who writes at SparringMind.com where he explores creative work, ...
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27 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day changes brain structure

I confess that I’m struggling with my new meditation practice. I've diagnosed myself with a severe case of monkey-mind. ...
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Development of the electric brain. Interview with my favourite neuroscientist Dr Matt Grubb

Meet Dr Matt Grubb. He's one of my all-time favourite neuroscientists. Matt and I met in Oxford. We ...
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Using neuroplasticity to overcome your hardwired genetic code

The following piece was written for The Conversation by Tony Hannan, one of the neuroscientists I've profiled in ...
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Nurture over nature? Interview with neuroplasticity researcher Tony Hannan

Neuroplasticity research shows we have the ability to slow the onset of even fatal inherited disorders such as ...

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