John K. Medina in his book “Rules of the Brain” has explained 12 rules of the brain to increase the power of our brain by 34 percent. John K. Medina was a developmental molecular biologist specializing in “Isolation and characterization of genes involved in the development of the human brain.”
Brain Rules for Better Mental Health.
1. Exercise Boosts Brain Power
According to John K. Medina, our brain was developed for a body that walks about 12 miles a day thousands of years ago. So, our brain works better when we do aerobic exercise regularly, the exercises in which the heart rate increases and our brain gets more glucose and energy for consumption. Our brain functions increase 2 times due to increased energy and efficiency.
2. ‘The Human Brain Evolved Too’
Researchers say it took millions of years to develop such an amazing brain. The researchers say that we evolved from a lizard brain that was capable of performing basic bodily functions such as breathing and maintaining heart rate. After AMYGDALA was added to our brain and evolved like a cat’s brain that was able to reproduce, forage for food, and more. Eventually, the cortex was added to our brain and aided communication deep in the brain. Thanks to the bark, we got incredible skills like: – speaking, memorizing, and more. Try to use all the power of our amazing brain. Our brain can perform so many functions that you cannot even think. You can see many magicians doing different tricks that are not magic, it is the power of our brain.
3. Every Brain Is Wired Differently
According to the researchers, everything we do physically changes the wiring of our brain functions. It means that in the same situation two brains will respond differently. For example, if two people are stuck in a situation, then they will think of two different ideas to get out because their body develops differently from their birth.
4. We Don’t Pay Attention To Boring Things
Scientists have shown that our brains are not developed to multitask and that we can focus on one job at a time. For an extreme approach, we must be excited about that thing. Meditation is the best exercise to increase our focus because it makes us feel relaxed and think easily and clearly than we normally do because during a mediation we try to focus our brain on one point or position or something else.
5. Repeat To Remember
We must learn things in an environment where we want to memorize things next time. Helps improve memory. Ex: – There is extreme silence in the exam room. Therefore, we should study in a room where there is extreme silence and nobody will disturb us and create the same atmosphere as the atmosphere in the exam room.
6. Remember To Repeat
Experiments have shown that we forget the maximum amount of things in just a few minutes. We usually memorize things in the long term due to the communication of the hippocampus and the cortex.
Therefore, in order to remember things for a long time, we must learn more information on the same topic and review it regularly. To remember things, you can write that thing down and read daily or weekly so that your memory increases and you can remember things in the long term.
7. Sleep Well Think Well
Lack of sleep causes too many negative consequences such as – Inattention, forgetfulness, and more. According to research, a 26-minute nap can improve brain performance by 34 percent.
Research also says that our brain reproduces all information at bedtime, whatever we do in our active time or during the day.
8. Stressed Brain Don’t Learn The Same Way
Generally, brain performance decreases when we are stressed for a long time because our brain releases adrenaline and cortisol that makes our brain pay attention for a short time. But long-term stress causes scarring of our blood vessels that could lead to a heart attack.
9. Stimulate More From The Senses
Researchers say that to complete a job perfectly or efficiently we must engage as many senses as we can. Example: – To study we must learn, write and speak for better performance.
10. Vision Triumph All Other Senses
Our vision uses 50 percent of our brain’s resources. So everything we see we remember more. Practical learning is always better than theoretical learning.
11. Male and Female Brains Are Completely Different
Experiments have shown that male and female brains function differently in the same situation or condition. During stress, the Left AMYGDALA of the Brain is activated in a woman and she reframes the emotional details of that work while in the man the Right AMYGDALA is activated and he reconsiders the conclusion of any work.
12. We Are Powerful And Natural Explorers
The rule tells us to “believe and understand” the full power of our brain. The human mind is very curious and is pre-programmed for exploration from birth. Example: – Young children always keep questioning and want to learn everything.
