If you like to take a short nap during the day you might be doing your brain a favor. According to a study published in the journal Sleep Health in June of 2023, people who have a genetic predisposition to napping regularly have larger brain volumes than those who don’t.
This suggests that napping may protect against brain shrinkage, which occurs faster in p ... Show More
Today
Why do we hook up with our exes so often?
You thought they were the one. You could already see yourselves growing old together… and then it just fell apart. A few arguments, one or two mistakes, and that was that.
Except that between love, resentment, nostalgia and shared memories, sometimes the urge to ‘go back for se ... Show More
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Today
Why does smiling increase life expectancy?
An often cited estimate suggests that children smile an average of 400 times per day, while when we reach adulthood that figure drops to just 50 times, even for the happiest of us. For most adults, it’s more like 20 times.
Now of course most of the time we smile involuntarily in ... Show More
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Jul 2019
Kwik Tips to Sleep Better with Jim Kwik
<p>How do you master your sleep? </p> <p>When I ask the Kwik Brain community about sleep, I usually get polarized answers—either people sleep great and wake up refreshed, or they really struggle with falling and staying asleep, and wake exhausted. </p> <p>What effect does your sl ... Show More
20m 48s
Nov 2023
Dr. Gina Poe: How to Get Better Sleep and Boost Your Learning, Memory and Energy
<p>Are you getting the sleep you need? Do you wish you could improve your sleep, but you’re not sure how?</p><p> </p><p>Dr. Gina Poe is an accomplished researcher and trained neuroscientist with a PhD in basic sleep. Currently a professor at UCLA, Dr. Poe has been researching the ... Show More
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Sep 2021
335: How does your brain store trauma? | Neurologist Scott Small, M.D.
Scott Small, M.D.: “One of the main purposes of sleep is to trim down our memories.”
Small, a neurologist & Alzheimer's researcher, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how trauma affects your memory, plus:
- How sleep keeps you from having "too much memory"
- Why having a ... Show More
38m 31s
Jan 2024
Qu'est-ce que la respiration lunaire, pour mieux dormir naturellement ?
Vous êtes tellement stressé au quotidien, qu’au moment de vous endormir, vous avez du mal à faire baisser le niveau de stress. Et vous mettez un looong moment à trouver le sommeil. Ce qui vous agace encore plus. Vous vous dites que vous n’allez pas dormir assez. Et c’est parti… P ... Show More
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