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How to train your brain: Neurophysiologist Louisa Nicola details how exercise, sleep, and nutrition help our brains perform

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Why Do We Need to Train the Brain?

Without really understanding and training the brain, we can't actually reach peak performance. i was always dictating the thesis that it's brain first. And if you can work on hardware, which is the brain, then that will guide the software. The way you exercise, the way you train, dictates how well your brain is performing. Sometimes in inelite sport, when the margin of error is very thin, people turn to physical how can i sprint? Or how can i get off the mark eor that point zero second faster?"

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