The Chefs Brain "Chefs exert expert motor and cognitive performances on a daily basis.

The Chefs Brain "Chefs exert expert motor and cognitive performances on a daily basis.
Neuroimaging has clearly shown that that long-term skill learning (i.e., athletes, musicians, chess player or sommeliers) induces plastic changes in the brain thus enabling tasks to be performed faster and more accurately.
How a chef’s expertise is embodied in a specific neural network has never been investigated.

Conclusions

We found that chefs are characterized by an anatomical variability involving the cerebellum.
This confirms the role of this region in the development of similar expert brains characterised by learning dexterous skills, such as pianists, rock climbers and basketball players.
However, the nature of the cellular events underlying the detected morphological differences remains an open question.
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http://neurosciencenews.com/chef-neurobiology-6196/

Gimme the Theobromides

Gimme the Theobromides
and Flavanols
Chocolate on the membrain ?


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Your Brain on Chocolate

Cocoa has the potential for numerous beneficial effects on the brain.

Chocolate, a fermented extract of the seed pods of the Theobroma cacao plant, is one of the world’s most popular foods. Given the active caffeine, theobromides, and rich number of flavanols in chocolate, it’s no surprise that cocoa has been used as a medicine for at least 3000 years. Could it have beneficial effects on the brain? https://goo.gl/37lUjd

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