Learning
1. Spend enough time with the information for your brain to make a pattern of it. 2. Make your notes in a form your brain likes, so it can see the patterns and relationships. 3. Revisit your revision according to the Learning Cycle. 4. Split your revision into short chunks. [...]
Brain, General
What do you do if your head ain’t big enough for your brains? Answer: stuff it down your trousers! Well, at least that’s sort of what the tiny Anapisona simoni spider has to do. These spiders are miniscule and weigh only 5 micrograms, but are just as clever as any [...]
Brain, General
Are power naps good for snails and other animals too? Great pond snails sleep for 10% of their life. You can tell which ones are in the land of nod. They’re the ones hanging on to a solid surface, muscles relaxed and tentacles partly withdrawn. Most animals have a preferred [...]
Health, Memory
. Sounds good, doesn’t it! Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of slogging away at your revision, napping was the key to better revision! Well it is – sort of! Studies at the University of Tübingen in Germany have shown very convincingly, that sleep plays a very important role in [...]
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