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Breaking news! Using the brain is better for brain health than not using it. Next: Playing chess on one leg is better for brain health than sitting.
by rippeltippel 9mo ago
Breaking news! Using the brain is better for brain health than not using it.
Next: Playing chess on one leg is better for brain health than sitting.
- tartoran 9mo agoIt's not directly obvious that sitting in a certain way activates the brain more (it probably does if any balance center is activated), but sitting in better posture does have a lot of benefits from breathing better, not having muscles worn in overdrive to try to compensate and so on. Playing chess in one leg is a curious thing to me, I think it would initially affect the player's performance but that's just a guess.
- graypegg 9mo agoIt's a !! Science Alert !! I feel like I've seen enough of these "X is good/bad for Y" articles on these popsci explainer sites surrounded by the same ads for an entire lifetime. Not that I don't think this is actual research, it's just the canonical link we end up with here on HN is probably... not the ideal one. I wanted to grab the journal link, but going back to the article now, I'm trapped in a "keep reading" loop that blocks the article, so I can be told "Mouse Study Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer's". If I could use an adblocker on the work PC I would.