Better Body Chemistry
during exams
Quick summary of the science :
Testosterone is a vital hormone primarily produced in the testicles for males and the ovaries and adrenal glands for females. As an androgen, it plays a crucial role in the development of male physical characteristics, such as muscle strength, bone density, and body hair. However, it also contributes to overall health and well-being in both sexes, influencing mood, energy levels, and sexual function.
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PREPARE YOURSELF PHYSICALLY
Pulling an all-nighter leaves your brain unable to think straight
Intuitively you expect to feel like death warmed up (and you usually do a little later), but initially you feel positively euphoric leading to flawed thinking.
Too much stress can cause a brain freeze
Baby squirrels speed of learning is dependent on the levels of stress hormone buzzing through their brains, cortisol levels also impact human learning.
Chop stick smiles can help you bear exam stress
The wiring in the jaw bone, really does connect to “happy” centres in your brain. So GRIN to bear IT to survive exam stress.
PREPARE YOURSELF PSYCHOLOGICALLY
How to avoid choking in an exam
Try putting pen to paper for 10 minute, journaling about your fears could bring the fretfulness under control and so deliver a winning performance.
Fess up when you’re absolutely petrified of sitting that exam.
Positive affirmations are not an effective way to confront an out and out fear of an exam. You’re better off – fessing up and admitting you’re terrified.
Sticking to your goal requires a moving target
Keep yourself motivated to stick to your study schedule by using a little neurotechnology as you tally up your progress, give your brain a moving target.
PACK FOR SUCCESS…….BRING
A WATER BOTTLE
If you’re about to sit an exam, have a water bottle on stand-by
This week’s Neurotechnology Tip suggests you add a bottle of water to your exam writing kit – it may just help you add a point or two to your final grade.
A LITTLE LAVENDAR
A whiff of lavender can calm you down when you are anxious
Lavender oil won’t cure ANXIETY, but, it will take the edge off an anxious moment and just being a little calmer, is more healthful than being FREAKED OUT.
A SINGLE SWEET
Why you should keep a spoonful of sugar in your brief case
Pop something small and sweet into your mouth – the very taste of sugar on the tip of your tongue, will dial down your stress levels
WATCH FOR SUBTLE STRESSORS
Waving a red flag at your muscles so they see red
When mother nature has something DANGEROUS to say, she uses red. Seeing red supercharges your muscles, but it can mess with your head so mind your reds.
Keep your eye fixed on the letter A
Your brain is wired to connect A’s with star performance and F with failure, so make sure your brain is focusing on A’s to get an A+ performance.
Stressed neurons are clumsy dropping the memories you need
When you are stressed, all hell tends to break loose in the prefrontal cortex, because cortisol, a really disruptive force arrives on the scene firing bullets.
IN THE MIDST OF THE STRESS
Do the hokey pokey with your hands so you think like whizz
Mentally rotating or moving an object to a different position or view is do-able IN YOUR HEAD, but gesturing helps your brain keep it on track.
You’ve got to hang out in the “right” tree to remember more
Remembering more is not just about to climbing the “right” tree, you also have to you hang around for the right amount of time to maximize fact retrieval.
How to “see” those spelling mistakes that hurt you
Have you ever got into “trouble” because spelling mistakes are popping up in the work you submit ? The spelling problem is probably due to a brain blindness.
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