- Rachelle Summers is a medical expert who regularly shares advice on her TikTok
- The neuroscientist recently revealed the five ways to boost your memory
- Among them, she said you should sleep eight to ten hours a night
A neuroscientist has revealed the five things you can do every day to boost your memory and stimulate your brain.
Rachelle Zomers is a medical expert who regularly shares tips and tricks to ‘take your mental wellbeing to the next level’ on her TikTok account, where she has more than 513,000 followers.
Most recently, she took to the video sharing platform to explain the different activities that will help you improve your memory of events and information.
In the viral video, which has been viewed more than 969,000 times to date, she explained why sleeping eight to 10 hours a night, exercising, playing trivia and other activities can give your brain more power.
Rachelle Summers is a medical expert who shares tips and tricks to ‘take your mental wellbeing to the next level’ on her TikTok account, where she has over 513,000 followers
Recently she took to the video sharing platform to explain the different activities that will help you improve the memory of events and information
She captioned the clip: “Five tips for improving a neuroscientist’s memory.”
Rachelle then dove straight into the tips, starting with why it’s crucial to pay close attention.
‘Number one: get enough sleep. It is actually during the night, while we sleep, that we consolidate long-term memories.
“I recommend somewhere between eight and 10 hours a night,” she said.
Rachelle then noted that you need to move your body regularly.
She added that exercise is crucial for your brain development.
The expert explained: ‘Aerobic exercise has been shown to improve memory in both young and old adults.
‘One of the reasons for this is that it stimulates blood flow to the brain.’
As for her third tip, Rachelle said that practicing “mindfulness,” such as meditating or journaling, can be extremely beneficial to your health.
“Mindfulness has been shown to increase the thickness of the prefrontal cortex – a part of the brain associated with attention and memory,” she explained.
Rachelle added, “Number four: participate in brain-boosting activities.
‘Activities that challenge your brain, such as learning a new language or learning to play an instrument, can improve memory performance.
‘These activities stimulate the brain and can promote the growth of new neural connections.’
People flooded the comments section, praising the neuroscientist for her advice
Finally, the therapist said that you should try to practice remembering things without the help of the Internet.
She said, “Number five: practice retrieval, which means practicing recalling things from memory without using Google.
“I recommend trivia nights with your friends, that’s one of my favorites.”
People flooded the comments section, praising the neuroscientist for her advice.
One person said: ‘Thank you!’
Someone else added: ‘Very interesting explanation.’
Another user simply wrote: ‘Amazing.’
“Loved this,” a fourth user commented.
