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Old 2004-01-21, 11:33 PM   #1
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Article: Juggling makes your brain larger

Juggling leads to changes in brain.

"It's a great party trick and useful for circus performers but scientists said Wednesday that learning to juggle can cause changes in areas of the adult brain.

Mastering the skill increases the amount of gray matter in areas of the brain that process and store visual information, proving what was not thought possible -- that new stimuli can alter the brain's structure."
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Old 2004-01-21, 11:38 PM   #2
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Cool. I bet unicycling does the same thing.
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Old 2004-01-22, 04:34 AM   #3
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Re: Article: Juggling makes your brain larger

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[learning to juggle] increases the amount of gray matter in areas of the brain ...
Rest, ice, compression and elevation. It's good for more than beer...

Of course, when you get good at juggling the balls don't hit you in the head as often, so ibuprofin is enough to take down the swelling.
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