Brain Less Traveled
- Results show why physical exercise improves a body’s functioning and grows mental muscles
- It has been determined that creativity of the non-dominate brain is an untapped channel.
- Research shows that musicians, that use both hands have a 19% increase in their corpus callosum, which is the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres.
- It is advised to engage in several kinds of activity that use your non-dominant hand.
- Try brushing your teeth, opening doors, eating (chopsticks are extra credit)., opening doorknobs, wiping a counter.
- Learn to brush teeth, button your clothes, and put on make-up (excluding mascara).
- It may feel awkward and initially you will likely have much less control over what your non-dominant hand can do, but when you use your opposite hand, you are rewiring and growing your brain!
- Take a chance to permanently grow your brain connections.
- Wearing pockets helps, so keep your good hand in a pocket.
· Results show why physical exercise improves a body’s functioning and grows mental muscles
· It has been determined that creativity of the non-dominate brain is an untapped channel.
· Research shows that musicians, that use both hands have a 9% increase in their corpus callosum, which is the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres.
· It is advised to start trying to engage in several kinds of activity that use your non-dominant hand.
· Try brushing your teeth, opening doors, eating (chopsticks are extra credit)., opening doorknobs.
· Learn to brush teeth, button your clothes, and put on make-up (excluding mascara).
· It may feel awkward and initially you will likely have much less control over what your non-dominant hand can do, but when you use your opposite hand, you are rewiring and growing your brain!
· Take a chance to permanently grow your brain connections.
· Wearing pockets helps, so keep your good hand in a pocket.
The brain is an organ that improves through mental stimulation and exercise. The brain continuously adapts, grows, and rewires itself through the growth of new neurons. If you don’t use the brains filing cabinets you may find they just empty out. So, what do you have to lose, start inside your house? OK you may look silly but start today and learn to travel down your brain’s less-traveled path.