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The organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and the body's activities.
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The same goes for brain activity: caffeine stimulates the brain, suppresses hunger and helps you stay in a state of alertness, so you can concentrate for longer.
Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World ServiceIt's the morning, so my brain is fresh and ready for the day.
How to talk about your brain 🧠🤓💆 Real Easy EnglishI think just the distance between her brain and her mouth is shorter than mine.
How to talk about your brain 🧠🤓💆 Real Easy EnglishDo you think you have a quick brain?
How to talk about your brain 🧠🤓💆 Real Easy EnglishReading books, on the other hand, activates different areas of the brain, allowing a reader to develop positive traits like empathy, and to understand the deeper level of a book, including analogies and inferences.
Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishClicking on this video activated circuits in your brain that took thousands of years to develop, the ones required for reading.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World ServiceScientific studies indicate that a neurotypical brain is born with the circuitry that allows our eyes to see and our vocal cords to produce sounds, but it doesn't innately have the ability to read.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World ServiceFrom an evolutionary time scale, our brain hasn't had enough time to develop a dedicated reading brain.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World ServiceYes, to be the best of the best, some football clubs have started looking beyond the body, to the brain.
How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishThere's something going on in the brain when the athletes are making quick decisions.
How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishAnd could brain training help win more games?
How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishIn this programme, how drinking a few cups of coffee or tea each day can help keep your brain healthy and working well.
What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the NewsThis headline draws attention to how drinking coffee can prevent stroke, a medical emergency where blood stops flowing to a part of your brain.
What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the NewsToday we're talking about coffee and how new research says it's good for your brain.
What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the NewsOur headline, dogs can distinguish between fearful and angry or sad human faces. Brain scans suggest.
Read The BBC News To Become FluentAnd then this image represents a dog completing a brain scan.
Read The BBC News To Become FluentThis is the first demonstration that the dog brain can distinguish between emotions, she said.
Read The BBC News To Become FluentYour brain evolved to keep you away from danger.
Why We Pay to Be ScaredWhy would a brain built to escape danger buy a ticket to meet it?
Why We Pay to Be ScaredBefore you even know what it is, a small, almond-shaped cluster deep in your brain has already reacted.
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