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Your brain has 100 times more computing power than you thought: Groundbreaking study finds ten times more activity than expected

Study on dendrites found that they are not passive conduits as typically believed Instead, these components of neurons are electrically active in moving animals The brain was found to be 10 times more active than previously thought Large volume of dendrites means brain could have 100x the computing capacity Scientists have discovered that the brain...

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The Future of Brain-Based Medicine

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 58 million adult Americans suffer from mental illness in any given year, and that number is growing. In 2013, an estimated 15.7 million adults had at least one major depressive episode (ranging from mental depression to physical suicide and even murderous attacks on others, including their own...

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Want to improve your memory? Then go for a morning jog: Running stimulates your brain and also helps to keep you alert

  Part of the brain responsible for alertness is activated during a run, a study found New research also found it helped to improve the senses, like playing the piano Scientists studied 11 runners as well as 11 inactive men to examine brain activity  Going for an early morning run could help to keep you...

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