22条途径超频你的大脑.docx
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22条途径超频你的大脑
22条途径超频你的大脑
“Ijustfoundoutthatthebrainislikeacomputer.Ifthat’strue,thentherereallyaren’tanystupidpeople.JustpeoplerunningDOS.”Thebrainisathree-poundsupercomputer.Itisthecommandandcontrolcenterrunningyourlife.Itisinvolvedinabsolutelyeverythingyoudo.Yourbraindetermineshowyouthink,howyoufeel,howyouact,andhowwellyougetalongwithotherpeople.Yourbrainevendeterminesthekindofpersonyouare.Itdetermineshowthoughtfulyouare;howpoliteorhowrudeyouare.Itdetermineshowwellyouthinkonyourfeet,anditisinvolvedwithhowwellyoudoatworkandwithyourfamily.Yourbrainalsoinfluencesyouremotionalwellbeingandhowwellyoudowiththeoppositesex.
Yourbrainismorecomplicatedthananycomputerwecanimagine.Didyouknowthatyouhaveonehundredbillionnervecellsinyourbrain,andeverynervecellhasmanyconnectionstoothernervecells?
Infact,yourbrainhasmoreconnectionsinitthantherearestarsintheuniverse!
Optimizingyourbrain’sfunctionisessentialtobeingthebestyoucanbe,whetheratwork,inleisure,orinyourrelationships.
It’ssimple,yourbrainisatthecenterofeverythingyoudo,allyoufeelandthink,andeverynuanceofhowyourelatetopeople.It’sboththesupercomputerthatrunsyourcomplexlifeandthetenderorganthathousesyoursoul.Andwhileyoumayrun,liftweights,ordoyogatokeepyourbodyingoodcondition,chancesareyouignoreyourbrainandtrustittodoitsjob.
Nomatterwhatyourage,mentalexercisehasaglobal,positiveeffectonthebrain.So,hereare22waystoboostyourbrainpower:
1.Runupyourbraincells.
Researchsuggeststhatpeoplewhogetplentyofphysicalexercisecanwindupwithbetterbrains.ScientistsattheSalkInstituteforBiologicalStudiesinLaJolla,Calif.,foundthatadultmicewhoranonanexercisewheelwhenevertheyfeltlikeitgainedtwiceasmanynewcellsinthehippocampus,anareaofthebraininvolvedinlearningandmemory,thanmicewhosataroundalldaydiscussingLordoftheRingsinInternetchatrooms.Theresearchersweren’tsurewhythemoreactiverodents’brainsreactedthewaytheydid,butit’spossiblethatthevoluntarynatureoftheexercisemadeitlessstressfulandthereforemorebeneficial.Whichcouldmeanthatfindingwaystoenjoyexercise,ratherthanjustforcingyourselftodoit,maymakeyousmarter-andhappier,too.
So,playasport,trainforaneventsuchasamarathon,triathlonor“funrun,”orworkoutwithabuddytohelpkeepthingsinteresting.
2.Exerciseyourmind.
Itisn’tjustphysicalexercisethatgetsthosebraincellsjumping.Justlikethosehead-pumpedcabbiesandpianojockeys,youcanbuildupvariousareasofyourbrainbyputtingthemtowork.DukeUniversityneurobiologyprofessorLawrenceC.Katz,Ph.D.,co-authorofKeepYourBrainAlive,saysthatfindingsimplewaystouseaspectsofyourbrainthatmaybelaggingcouldhelpmaintainbothnervecellsanddendrites,branchesonthecellsthatreceiveandprocessinformation.Justasanewweightliftingexercisebuildsupunderusedmuscles,Katzsaysthatnovelwaysofthinkingandviewingtheworldcanimprovethefunctioningofinactivesectionsofthebrain.
Experiencenewtastesandsmells;trytodothingswithyournondominanthand;findnewwaystodrivetowork;traveltonewplaces;createart;readthatDostoyevskynovel;writeabuddycomedyforTedKennedyandRushLimbaugh-basically,doanythingyoucantoforceyourselfoutofyourmentalruts.
3.Askwhy.
Ourbrainsarewiredtobecurious.Aswegrowupand“mature”manyofusstifleordenyournaturalcuriosity.Letyourselfbecurious!
Wondertoyourselfaboutwhythingsarehappening.Asksomeoneintheknow.Thebestwaytoexerciseourcuriosityisbyasking“Why?
”Makeitanewhabittoask“why?
”atleast10timesaday.Yourbrainwillbehappierandyouwillbeamazedathowmanyopportunitiesandsolutionswillshowupinyourlifeandwork.
4.Laugh.
Scientiststellusthatlaughterisgoodforourhealth;thatitreleasesendorphinsandotherpositivelypowerfulchemicalsintooursystem.Wedon’treallyneedscientiststotellusthatitfeelsgoodtolaugh.Laughinghelpsusreducestressandbreakoldpatternstoo.Solaughtercanbelikea“quick-charge”forourbrain’sbatteries.Laughmore,andlaughharder.
5.Beafishhead.
Omega-3oils,foundinwalnuts,flaxseedandespeciallyfish,havelongbeentoutedasbeinghealthyfortheheart.Butrecentresearchsuggeststhey’reabrainboosteraswell,andnotjustbecausetheyhelpthecirculationsystemthatpumpsoxygentoyourhead.Theyalsoseemtoimprovethefunctionofthemembranesthatsurroundbraincells,whichmaybewhypeoplewhoconsumealotoffisharelesslikelytosufferdepression,dementia,evenattention-deficitdisorder.Scientistshavenotedthatessentialfattyacidsarenecessaryforproperbraindevelopmentinchildren,andthey’renowbeingaddedtobabyformulas.It’spossiblethatyourownmentalstate,andevenyourintelligence,canbeenhancedbyconsumingenoughoftheseoils.
Eatingatleastthreeservingsaweekoffishsuchassalmon,sardines,mackerelandtunaisagoodstart.
6.Remember.
Getoutanoldphotoalbumorhighschoolyearbook.Yourbrainisamemorymachine,sogiveitachancetowork!
Spendtimewithyourmemories.Letyourmindreflectonthemandyourmindwillrepayyouinpositiveemotionsandnewconnectionsfromthememoriestohelpyouwithyourcurrenttasksandchallenges.
7.Cutthefat.
Can“bad”fatsmakeyoudumb?
WhenresearchersattheUniversityofTorontoputratsona40-percent-fatdiet,theratslostgroundinseveralareasofmentalfunction,includingmemory,spatialawarenessandrulelearning.Theproblemsbecameworsewithadiethighinsaturatedfats,thekindthat’sabundantinmeatanddairyproducts.Whileyoumayneverbecalledupontonavigatealittlemazeinsearchofacheddarcube,theseresultscouldholdtrueforyouaswell,fortworeasons:
Fatcanreducetheflowofoxygen-richbloodtoyourbrain,anditmayalsoslowdownthemetabolismofglucose,theformofsugarthebrainutilizesasfood.
Youcanstillgetupto30percentofyourdailycaloriesintheformoffat,butmostofitshouldcomefromtheaforementionedfish,oliveoil,nutsandseeds.Whateveryoudo,stayawayfromtransfats,thehardenedoilsthatareabundantincrackersandsnackfoods.
8.Doapuzzle.
Someofuslikejigsawpuzzles,somecrosswordpuzzles,somelogicpuzzles-itreallydoesn’tmatterkindyouchoosetodo.Doingpuzzlesinyourfreetimeisagreatwaytoactivateyourbrainandkeepitingoodworkingcondition.Dothepuzzleforfun,butdoitknowingyouareexercisingyourbrain.
9.The“MozartEffect.”
AdecadeagoFrancesRauscher,apsychologistnowattheUniversityofWisconsinatOshkosh,andhercolleaguesmadewaveswiththediscoverythatlisteningtoMozartimprovedpeople’smathematicalandspatialreasoning.EvenratsranmazesfasterandmoreaccuratelyafterhearingMozartthanafterwhitenoiseormusicbytheminimalistcomposerPhilipGlass.Lastyear,Rauscherreportedthat,forratsatleast,aMozartpianosonataseemstostimulateactivityinthreegenesinvolvedinnerve-cellsignallinginthebrain.
Thissoundslikethemostharmoniouswaytotuneupyourmentalfaculties.ButbeforeyougrabtheCDs,hearthisnoteofcaution.NoteveryonewhohaslookedfortheMozarteffecthasfoundit.What’smore,evenitsproponentstendtothinkthatmusicboostsbrainpowersimplybecauseitmakeslistenersfeelbetter-relaxedandstimulatedatthesametime-andthatacomparablestimulusmightdojustaswell.Infact,onestudyfoundthatlisteningtoastorygaveasimilarperformanceboost.
10.Improveyourskillatthingsyoualreadydo.
Somerepetitivementalstimulationisokaslongasyoulooktoexpandyourskillsandknowledgebase.Commonactivitiessuchasgardening,sewing,playingbridge,reading,painting,anddoingcrosswordpuzzleshavevalue,butpushyourselftododifferentgardeningtechniques,morecomplexsewingpatterns,playbridgeagainstmoretalentedplayerstoincreaseyourskill,readnewauthorsonvariedsubjects,learnanewpaintingtechnique,andworkhardercrosswordpuzzles.Pushingyourbraintonewheightshelptokeepithealthy.
11.Beathinker,notadrinker.
Theideathatalcoholkillsbraincellsisanoldone,buttherealityisabitmorecomplicated.Infact,astudyof3,500Japanesemenfoundthatthosewhodrankmoderately(inthiscase,aboutonedrinkperday)hadbettercognitivefunctioningwhentheygotolderthanthosewhodidn’tdrinkatall.Unfortunately,assoonasyougetbeyondthat“moderate”amount,yourmemory,reactiontimeisalllikelytodecline.Inthesamestudy,menwhohadfourormoredrinksadayfaredworstofall.
Justasbadisthenowcommonpracticeof“bingedrinking,”otherwiseknownasgettinghammeredontheweekend.Researchonratsfoundthatthosewhoconsumedlargeamountsofalcoholhadfewernewcellsintheirbrains’hippocampusregionimmediatelyafterthebinge,andvirtuallynoneamonthlater.Thissuggeststhatthealcoholnotonlydamagedtherats’brains,butkeptthemfromrepairingthemselveslateron-inhumanterms,thatmeansyoushouldn’texpecttopasstheMensaentranceexamanytimesoon.
12.Play.
Taketimetoplay.Maketimetoplay.Playcards.Playvideogames.Playboardgames.PlayRingAroundtheRosie.Playtugofwar.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyouplay.Justplay!
Itisgoodforyourspiritandgoodforyourbrain.Itgivesyourbrainachancetothinkstrategically,andkeepsitworking.
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