Sleep, Exercise and YOUR Brain

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  1. 1. It only takes a few ______ before the brain removes unused spines. As they say, "Use it or lose it."
  2. 4. Dentritic bumps turn into spines when you _________.
  3. 7. How much exercise is needed? Walk briskly for _____ hour twice per week.
  4. 11. Real practice requires that you don't just look at it, you use active recall, or _______.
  5. 13. Repetition and ___________ are key to keeping what you have learned.
  6. 14. Exercise such as Yoga, which improves _________ does not help improve brain function.
  7. 15. This strength building exercise did not help improve brain function.
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  1. 2. If you don't ________ a decent amount, you will forget what you've learned.
  2. 3. During sleep, the brain _________ unused dentritic spines
  3. 5. People who exercise have brains with greater __________.
  4. 6. This kind of exercise helps the brain to grow and learn.
  5. 8. When you learn something new, your brain makes a Dentritic _______.
  6. 9. Exercise stimulates the release of these brain chemicals known as _______ factors..
  7. 10. You want your Dentritic _________ to grow larger if you want to remember.
  8. 12. Exercise, such as Tai Chi, which improves _________, does not help improve brain function.