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BRAIN BREAK: Brain Break benefits

Why are brain breaks important?

Why Brain Breaks Make a Difference:

energy boost
productivity boost
enhance focus
help with memorizing information
help with long term learning
morale boost

Scientific publications on Brain Breaks

The Science Behind Brain Breaks
Research shows that breaks can provide more than rest. Use them to boost creativity, cognitive function, and social skills
Study shows how taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
NIH scientists discover that the resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced.
Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks
Breaks Go To College by Kimberly E. Feiler
Pedagogy in Health Promotion, Vol. 5, No. 4 (December 2019), pp. 299-301
Energizing Students: Maximizing student attention and engagement in the science classroom by John Almarode, Danielle Almarode
The Science Teacher, Vol. 75, No. 9, ACTIVITIES AND INVESTIGATIONS (December 2008), pp. 32-35
5-minute brain break: refresh your mind (anywhere)
Consolidation of human skill linked to waking hippocampo-neocortical replay by Buch, Ethan R. ; Claudino, Leonardo ; Quentin, Romain ; Bönstrup, Marlene ; Cohen, Leonardo G.
Cell Reports. Volume 35, Issue 10, 8 June 2021, 109193
We Drastically Underestimate the Importance of Brain Breaks by Youki Terada
When it comes to optimizing learning, we don’t value breaks enough, neuroscientists suggest in a new study.
Doing Puzzles Can Help Solve Your Other Problems, Too by A.J. Jacobs