The Neuro-Protective Lifestyle

Five Brain Myths Busted

Posted on 25. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Myth #1
Alcohol kills brain cells.
It does a number on your limbic system and disrupts communication between message-carrying dendrites in your cerebellum – but it doesn’t kill them. The greater the alcohol intake obviously, the greater the amount of disruption. Over time, chronic alcohol ingestion (it takes a lot of alcohol – Zane Lamprey [...]

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Move More And Remake Your Brain!

Posted on 26. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Want to rewire your brain? Then you’ve gotta’ move. Nogo A is an inhibitory protein that prevents neuron growth when it interacts with the Nogo-66 receptor site. Exercise increases neuroplasticity by down-regulating the production of the Nogo A protein, thus enhancing the brain’s ability to re-map itself. Cortical re-mapping allows the brain to reorganize [...]

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