Brain Rules

Considering I didn't go to the Major and Information Fair, this blog entry will have to focus on Brain Rules by John Medina. So far I have only read the first of the two chapters that we are required to read, so this post will be updated later after I have finished them both. (I decided to start now just in case I would forget to post a blog by tomorrow!)

To be honest, I expected this book to be excessively boring and a tedious read, but so far I am mistaken. The first chapter is all about exercise's effect on the brain, which is a lot more interesting than I thought. It shows how exercise is not only healthy for your body, but also for your mind, greatly decreasing  one's likelihood of getting certain diseases (e.g: Alzheimer's and age-induced dementia) and increasing one's ability to be able to think logically and clearly well into their nineties. Also, it is nice to know that it is never too late to start, and even the smallest amount of movement helps. Of course, Medina says ideally just thirty minutes of aerobic exercise two or three times a week is all that is required, which is not that hard to do.

Exercise is not  only beneficial while one is aging, but also in the present. It helps get oxygen to the brain, and it has been proven that is helps younger people work and focus better. Medina mentions multiple studies on people, all of which proved that the more sedentary the worse the performance. He does admit, however, that tests on children are few and far between, but there is nothing to imply that those results would be any different...


Friday: 1. Oct.:
OK so I finished the reading. Definitely interesting, and I am still enjoying the book, but I also feel like you are not looking like a summary in this blog entry like I was starting to give above. Regardless, it's pretty interesting to learn (the theory) about how/why the human brain developed rather than our physical prowess.

Okey dokey. (Apparently I am still 4 years old.) I am done.

Holland