From New Scientist:
It doesn’t matter how brainy you are or how much education you’ve had – you can still improve and expand your mind. Boosting your mental faculties doesn’t have to mean studying hard or becoming a reclusive book worm. There are lots of tricks, techniques and habits, as well as changes to your lifestyle, diet and behaviour that can help you flex your grey matter and get the best out of your brain cells. And here are 11 of them.
NewMexiKen’s brain has shrunk so much from stress and depression that there’s no hope for me, but maybe it isn’t too late for you laid back, happy people.
The article saPOSTID:
“While you are asleep your brain will reactivate the circuits it was using as you learned the game, rehearse them, and then shunt the new memories into long-term storage. When you wake up, hey presto! You will be a better player.”
I guess that explains how I can be totally stumped on a NYT crossword puzzle and set it aside for a while, then come back to it after a nap or a good night’s sleep and easily solve it.