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120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power - StumbleUpon
H ere are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential. Solve puzzles and brainteasers . Cultivate ambidexterity.
Below you can find the Top 50 Brain Teasers and Games that our readers have enjoyed the most. It is always good to learn about our brains and to exercise them! (If you already have tried the 50 brain teasers below, you can visit this page for more: Latest Games for the Brain .) Fun Experiments on how our Brains Work 1. Do you think you know your colors?
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Ancient origins of the cerebral cortex
Just how special is the human brain? Compared to other mammals, the thing that stands out most is the size of the cerebral cortex – the thick sheet of cells on the outside of the brain, which is so expanded in humans that it has to be folded in on itself in order to fit inside the skull. The cortex is the seat of higher brain functions, the bit of the brain we see with, hear with, think with. In particular, one of its main functions is association – bringing sensory information together with information on internal states and motivation to enable flexible and context-dependent decisions to be taken, rather than simple reflexive actions in response to isolated stimuli.