Our environment is marked by more or less loud noises – especially on urban roads with a permanent sound system is so good as to avoid.
From time to time, it does really to take a break from the stressful noise,to relax in perfect peace and clear my head.
Just not all the thoughts around wabern in the head and the Shutdown make it difficult to be there.
The head on threading set
But, fortunately, this can be made quiet, with the regular units of movement.
As a recent study by Northwestern University showed that athletes feel in the situation, the levels of the loud thoughts in your brain to be downloaded.
This is the result of the researchers after they had studied 988 College-hours – half of them athletes.
The subjects were played through earphones, different sounds, while the scientists monitored the brain activity of participants via electrodes.
Sounds of the brain to minimize
The study found that the sports students were on the whole more able to dampen the noise of your brain to focus on the sounds that were heard through the headphones, and to respond to these.
The senior researcher, Dr. Nina Kraus, the study stated with an analogy to Listening to a voice on the Radio.
“Imagine electrical background noise in the brain, such as static interference on the Radio,” said Kraus, the research in a press release.
“There are two ways to listen to the presenter on the Radio better: to minimize The static charge or to amplify the voice of the presenter. We have found that the brains of athletes minimizes background interference.”
Not only physical benefits
The unique results of the study surprised the researchers a little.
“No one would argue that Sport leads to better physical Fitness. But you don’t think that in the case of physical activity to improved brain fitness,” explains Kraus.
In fact, the athlete would, however, have a healthier nervous system. “And who has such, can possibly deal with injuries or other health problems.”
The authors are therefore planning future research on sports-related brain injuries such as concussions. You want to investigate this ability of the brain to the injury may affect.
Regularly switch off and relax
The research shows once again that A good Fitness not only has physical benefits for the body, but can certainly have a positive effect on the mind.
An active lifestyle is therefore in many ways to improved well-being.
The brain support the “switch Off” even more, you should take regular time to meditate, to practice Yoga or to do any other things that can assist in the relaxation.
Sources
- Krizman, J., et al. (2019): Play Sports for a Quieter Brain: Evidence From Division I Collegiate Athletes, retrieved on 16.12.2019 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1941738119892275?journalCode=spha
- Samuelson, K. (2019): Play sports for a healthier brain, Even football, soccer, hockey athletes have healthier brains, retrieved on 16.12.2019 https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/12/athlete-brains-are-healthier/
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