Movement

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Introduction to Cognitive Science, Topic: Movement, video 1

Introduction to Cognitive Science, Topic: Movement, video 2

Introduction to Cognitive Science, Topic: Movement, video 3

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Movement and the brain

Cardio exercise is good for brain function. However, to enhance the brain and learning, its important to simply move. Sitting to long causes blood to pool away from the brain. Every 25-30 minutes (or an hour at the most) get up and have a brain-break, the brain isn’t meant to go fast pace all the time. During the 5-10 minute brain break you need to do 3 things: hydrate, just 2% dehydrated can affect cognitive performance and staying hydrated can boost reaction speed upwards of 30% ; breathing (see breathing exercises) ; some kind of movement. As your body moves your brain grooves. Its useful to do neurological movements that bring the mind into the body, such as Feldenkrais , tai chi, qi gong , juggling (an Oxford study showed that learning how to juggle builds more white matter) use rolled up socks to get started.

Articles/Studies

Engineers Create Tiny Threads That Sense How and When You Move in Real-Time

Neurons That Control Locomotion

New Research Challenges Traditional Views on How the Brain Processes Movement and Sensation

Neural Decoding Unveils Secrets of Navigation

Enhancing Motor Learning with Visual-Motor Illusions

Researchers found that visual aids creating illusions of movement, like screens showing a hand's motion, can enhance motor performance and early-stage motor learning. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy revealed distinct brain activity changes in motor learning regions compared to traditional third-person motion observation.