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Neuroscience

Blogging The Brain

by Stephen Mills June 18, 2009

Pardon my shameless self-promotion, but Jonathan Wells from Advanced Life Skills an I are collaborating on a new blog called BloggingTheBrain. We’ve only published three articles but you should check it out. I think you are going to like it. Here is what we have published so far: About BloggingTheBrain Increase Your Working Memory Vitamin [...]

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – Serotonin

by Stephen Mills May 20, 2009

Serotonin natures are happy, sensory, and live in the moment. Despite being calm they can be very impulsive and like to seek a wide variety of exciting new activities.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – GABA

by Stephen Mills May 18, 2009

GABA calms and stabilizes the brain. It is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain. It smoothes you out and gives you a more constant mood and performance. According to Eric Braverman, 50% of the population are GABA dominant natures. GABA natures are sociable and remain calm amongst the chaos. They love organization and are dependable. GABA natures don’t have wild mood swings and love team or group activities.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – Acetylcholine

by Stephen Mills May 17, 2009

Acetylcholine is important for memory and learning and is a neurotransmitter used throughout the body. It controls muscle contraction for example. Acetylcholine may be extremely important for long term memory. It determines your brain speed. If you have too little, your brain is going to slow down. The most extreme case of this is Alzheimer’s. You can think of acetylcholine as a lubricant for your brain and body. Acetylcholine along with dopamine are the neurotransmitters that turn your brain on. They allow it to work hard and fast. A lack of either one can lead to memory and attention problems.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – Dopamine

by Stephen Mills May 16, 2009

Most people have some kind of dominate nature that centers around one of the four major neurotransmitters types. Dopamine is the thinking neurotransmitter. It creates energy and allows you to focus and concentrate. Dopamine driven natures are interested in activities related to their intellect. Chess players, crossword puzzle players, doctors, scientists, and engineers are probably mostly dopamine dominant individuals. Dopamine natures are dominated more by rational thought than by feelings and they tend to dominate others around them. Dopamine makes you alert and quick witted.

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Movement With Attention

by Stephen Mills May 14, 2009

However, if you pay attention to your movements your brain lights up with new activity. Researchers can see this on the new imaging equipment that has revolutionized brain research over the last decade. You establish new connections. Your movements become lighter and your body becomes more vital. Your body feels different. Through movement with attention, you are able to assist your brain in finding the best way to manage movement in your life. WOW!

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Sleep Your Way to Success

by Stephen Mills May 12, 2009

I used to think sleep was a waste of time and since I could function on a lot less than most people, I did. Big mistake. Please don’t make the same mistake. Over many years of too little sleep, I have paid a big price and maybe even done permanent damage.

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How To Remember Better

by Stephen Mills May 5, 2009

Here are some tips on how to remember what you read and learn better. These are based upon current brain science.

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Harness the Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Changing Your Inner State

by Stephen Mills April 25, 2009

The technique described in this article is intended to be used for habit change. You can use the power of your non-conscious brain to make behavioral changes that you are otherwise finding difficult to make by conscious willpower alone. This is an extremely powerful technique for these types of changes, but please note that it is not a technique for achieving your big dreams. It is not the way you will achieve your ultimate future. That will be covered in another article.

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What You Need to Know About Your Amazing Brain – Part II

by Stephen Mills April 21, 2009

This continues the article that started with What You Need to Know About Your Amazing Brain. Please read that article first and come back to this one. Below you will find eight more amazing things you need to know about your brain. Knowing your brain will give you the keys to ultimate success in every [...]

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