Find out what really influences your intelligence!

Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley found convincing evidence, proving that sleep deprivation can impair memory and cause Alzheimer disease.
The reason is that during a good quality sleep brain cells get rid of toxic compounds which disruptively affect the brain. So if a person permanently lacks sleep the negative effect of these compounds comes into play.

Memory and learning ability impairment, lack of self-control - this is what a state of permanent stress can do to you. Besides, it makes a person feel irritated, uneasy, tense and unable to focus.

British scientists discovered that feelings of love and hate are born in similar parts of brain. However, love, in contrast with hate, substantially reduces activity of the brain departments, responsible for clear and logical thinking.

Almost 80% of our brain consists of water. That's why even a moderate loss of liquid (about 2%) reduces concentration and alertness, worsens short-term memory and other cognitive abilities.

Scientists proved that pregnant women lose a certain volume of grey matter in brain compartments, responsible for social cognition and ability to understand other people. All this is needed to enhance connection between mother and child, help the woman better understand her child's needs and be able to identify any external threats.

Abundance of fructose in your ration slows down your brain, reduces its ability to acquire and store new information, impairs focus ability. This happens because the abundance of sugar destroys neural connections of a brain.
Scientists stress that industrially made sugar (it is added into soft drinks, dressings, sauces and baby food) is much more harmful.
However, goods containing Omega-3 fatty acids (oily fish, nuts, cod liver oil) make up for the consequences of excess sugar.

It turns out, as far as brain activity is concerned, romantic and maternal feelings are very similar, though there are still some differences. For example, passionate love activates brain compartments related to sexual excitement. With this, anxiety and fear go down and euphoria goes up. As for mothers, they have compartments activated, responsible for the feeling of bonding.

Researches show that drawing and watching pictures improve interactions between brain departments and slow down its ageing. Scientists studied how art influences people aged from 62 to 70. Half of them studied art appreciation, the other half - studied pictorial art. That said, the study of pictorial art had a stronger effect than that of art appreciation.

Scientists from Oxford proved that while reading brain's cognitive abilities are being trained. Alongside with that, it activates compartments that are not used otherwise. While reading, blood comes to brain departments, connected with focus and cognitive abilities. It is noteworthy that while watching TV or playing computer games this effect does not appear.