Handwriting Boosts Brain Connectivity and Learning - Neuroscience News
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Handwriting Boosts Brain Connectivity and Learning - Neuroscience News
Long practice teaches an artist to direct their gaze in an unusually focused way; it trains them to repurpose areas of their brain; and it changes the very structure of the brain’s neural networks. Ocean’s unusual patterns of thought – and his unusually developed brain – were normal in trained artists. Other neurological researchers have shown that
... See morefrom The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen
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- The science of memory reveals why writing is such an effective way to learn. Putting ideas into your own words forces you to internalize them. Rather than memorizing disparate pieces of information, writing helps you deduce their logic and bring them together into a coherent whole. Moreover, the process of brainstorming, typing, and editing our wor... See more
from Against 3X Speed by David Perell
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Write with your nondominant hand. This little exercise asks your brain to go outside its everyday comfort zone, strengthening the neural connections and helping to spur neurogenesis. For some people, the mere act of writing by hand is a novelty for…
Some highlights have been hidden or truncated due to export limits.from Biohack Your Brain by Kristen Willeumier