Naps can enhance brain function, energy, mood and productivity.
It might also enhance brain activity in areas thought to act as "conductors", which manage skills like memory, reasoning and problem-solving.
The May issue of Wired magazine, in articles about how to enhance brain function, includes a chart: "Do the Right Drugs".
Several US trials have found they effectively lower bad cholesterol and enhance brain as well as heart health.
Steven takes liquid forms of fish oil and turmeric to enhance brain metabolism, and regular doses of the prescription sleep aid Ambien, because DeFina said a South African study indicated that it had helped improve patients' language functions.
But Jack P. Shonkoff, its co-editor, a pediatrician who is dean of the Heller Graduate School of public policy at Brandeis University, cautions against simplistic efforts to enhance brain functioning.
Many people think classical music is going to enhance brain function (the Mozart effect) or playing particular games sharpens ones cognitive function.
They have learned thus far that there is no "quick fix" for the aging brain, and little evidence that any one supplement or program or piece of equipment can protect or enhance brain function — advertisements for products like ginkgo biloba to the contrary.
Do these tools truly enhance brain function?
PAF has been suggested to enhance brain ischemia-reperfusion damage.
These neuro-scaffolds could therefore be a more advanced method to enhance brain repair.
