How to Increase Synapses In Your Brain

Back in the 1970s a neuroscientist by the name of Bill Greenough did some experiments with rats and their living accommodation. One poor group of rats drew the short straw and ended up living alone with nothing to do. The other group were bestowed and comparatively plush surroundings. They had exercise wheels, ladders to climb, and other rats to talk to. Greenough called it ‘the rat equivalent of Disneyland.’ These lucky rats soon became noticeably more physically and socially active, as far as laboratory rats can.

Things became really interesting when their brains were later examined. The ‘enriched’ environment rats had 25% more synapses (connections between a neuron and another cell) per neutron than their poor relatives. These additional synapses meant the rats were cleaverer and quicker to find their way through mazes and were able to learn landmarks faster.

[Source: Make Your Brain Work (2013) by Amy Brann. Pg. 26]

By enriching your world – be physically active and be more socialable,

you are going to upgrade your brain, making it easier and quicker

for you to work things out in the future.

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