If you're serious about getting the most mileage from that brain of yours, a new study points out that people form stronger, more lasting memories when they're relaxed.


From Reuters:

Synchronization in the brain is influenced by "theta waves" which are associated with relaxation, daydreaming and drowsiness, but also with learning and memory formation, the scientists explained in the study in the journal Nature.

While scientists already know that relaxed minds are better at receiving new information, this study pinpoints a mechanism by which relaxation neurons work together to improve memory.

So next time you're stressing about about cramming every last piece of information you can into that brain of yours, relax—it'll help. Photo by Andrew Kalat.


Scientists find how relaxed minds remember better [Reuters]