“But I read somewhere that we only use the 10% of our brain anyway"

Do we really use the 10% of our brain? Does this mean that the other cells that form the brain are useless? First we need to know how we got this idea. We probably heard it because of an experiment done by Karl Lashley. He explored the brain using electroshock, and noticed that many areas of the brain did not react to the shock, so he concluded that these areas had no function at all.

Today is well known that the brain has specific functional primary areas like the visual, somatic sensitive and auditory ones. And some regions are linked to attention and language. Physiologists usually describe and explain separately these areas, giving the impression that the brain works area by area. Well, that’s false. Neuroscience now shows that we use 100% of our brain.

Not all the people know that we have secondary areas surrounding the primary ones that receive a part of their information. For example, when we see an object, the image perceived by the eyes is sent to primary visual area and then to the secondary one. But not only the visual area gets active, it also does the region linked to the memory and language to recognize the object and name it.

I used to believe the myth but after reading this I don’t. It’s shocking to know how complex the brain is and that all of the information we get from the environment is complex too and we need to associate sound with images and smells to understand what’s happening outside. And that implies the use of many areas of our brain, another more than the others but still. It's amezing how the brain can get all the information and makes us understand the things that happens outside! Am I the only one thinking that the brain it’s perfectly done?

A healthy life-style, is it possible? How?

Well, in my opinion a healthy life-style it’s one hundred percent possible, and I recommend it. For all the people that don’t do anything at all, you don’t know what you’re missing! I know that it’s difficult to take the time to go swimming, or to play tennis especially after work or college. I come back home every day at six o’clock and I never have the energy to go out to swim and I’m , but I go anyway, even if I don’t want to because I know that having a healthy life style is good for me. Life shouldn’t be all about work and studies, all that stuff leads to stress and that’s not good at all.

I read an article like three years ago that said that in Chile street joggers were increasing every year, and I can totally see it now. Every night when I go back home from the swimming pool I see people of all ages running in the streets. I would probably do it myself, but I come back home too tired. But anyway, I think it’s amazing. Running in the streets it’s a good option for all the people that don’t have the money to pay for a gym, or a sport club, and don’t have the time either. To go out and run is simple, cheap, it doesn’t take a lot of time and it’s a small change for the people that don’t do any kind of sports.

Another part of the healthy life style is eating a healthy diet. We have to eat more fruits, vegetables, change our salad dressing and not junky food. So doing sports and having a good diet are the things we got to do to have a healthy life style.

A healthy life-style is not only about getting in shape and weight loss, it’s about having a healthy heart that can assure you a long and healthy life ahead, and more important it’s about feeling good with yourself. Not all people know that making exercise raise the endorphins, and endorphins makes you happy. And if you’re happy, the people around will feel that good energy.

My trip to Argentina

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to talk about my first trip abroad.
My first trip abroad was about 9 years ago, when I was 12 years old. I went to Mendoza, Argentina for a swimming competition with all my friends from the swimming club and some coaches. That was my first trip outside the country by myself, and I remember being a little scared of going! The trip lasted three days, and we were supposed to stay with Argentinian families, but I was not a big fan of staying with strange people and all alone. First I didn't want to go, but all my friends were going and my sister who also went to a trip like that when she was my age, told me that I was going to have a great time, and if I didn't go I was going to regret it, so she convinced me and I went. And now I must say that she was right. That trip was my first opportunity to experience a new culture, and I had a lot of fun! We had to be in the pool only the time we were competing so we really had a lot of free time to do whatever we wanted. And I was lucky, because the family that hosted me was great, they made me feel really good at their home, and they took me everywhere in Mendoza (parks, malls, etc).
Even though I loved the city, and all of the people that I met, I have to say that people there drove like road signals were non-existent! So getting into a car in Mendonza was really a near death experience.
I haven’t return since then to Argentina but I would love to! And I really recommend it, so if you ever go let me know if you like it too.