Sublime

Studies have found that coloring can have a similar physiological response in the brain as the act of meditating by reducing outside noise and allowing for focus.

les chercheurs qui ont examiné le cerveau du moine bouddhiste Matthieu Ricard l’ont consécutivement qualifié d’« homme le plus heureux du monde » après avoir découvert le niveau le plus élevé d’ondes gamma (associées à l’attention, à la mémoire, à l’apprentissage et au bonheur) jamais enregistré par la science.

The adult brain, once believed to be hopelessly “fixed and immutable,” is now thought capable of much greater plasticity than ever before.

Several teams of scientists have spent years figuring out: Can you make humans read things really, really fast? They found that you can—but it always comes at a cost.

This book isn’t focused on the science, but for an excellent introduction to extended cognition I recommend The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul.

In one study, researchers looked at the benefits of meditation in patients with stress and found higher BDNF levels in the meditation group. In another review article, researchers found that the decrease in cortisol associated with meditation is linked to higher levels of BDNF.

The Mind of a Mnemonist: A Little Book About a Vast Memory,