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Verbalise…say it out loud.

 Turn your random skippy brain into a linear time keeper!

Key Take Aways

Hebbian Axiom “neurons that fire together, wire together”

Somatic Integration: Hebb  with Gust

Myelination: protective lipid sheaths, boosting signal transmission speeds up to…

8Long-Term Drummers and Percussionists have ‘suped- up’ brains!

The Body in Question

Collective Effervescence!

Flow State

Musician flow state, or being "in the zone," is a scientifically validated, intense, and pleasurable state of total immersion during performance, characterized by effortless attention and high skill-challenge balance.

 Studies reveal this state correlates with neural…

chewing gum has a mysterious effect on the brain

Scientific research has revealed that chewing gum has several measurable and beneficial effects on the brain. 

A comprehensive 2025 review of over 30 years of brain-imaging data—using MRI, EEG, and fNIRS—confirms…