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Sleep strengthens the memories we choose to keep

Sleep strengthens the memories we choose to keep

New research shows that while we sleep, our brain silently organizes the day’s experiences, retaining what we intend to remember and letting emotional moments fade away. Test: Top-down instructions outweigh emotional meaning: nocturnal sleep physiology indicates selective memory consolidation. Photo credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in Frontiers of behavioral neuroscience examined the interaction of […]

There are 2 main ways of stretching – the one you should choose depends on what you want from your body

There are 2 main ways of stretching – the one you should choose depends on what you want from your body

Imagine this: you just woke up and got out of bed. Your feet hit the floor and your legs buckle. They are in absolute agony – yesterday’s run has really started to haunt you. And then you remember that you forgot to stretch before and after your run. Surely that’s why you’re so sore today. […]