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Learning styles

Discovering the Brain book - Ch8 Learning, recalling, and thinking (1992)

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Has a chapter on memory with the following topics
- Recall and recognition
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Light refraction and glasses

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(same link as provided in eyeglasses and lenses box)*

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Same link used in the Eyeglasses and lenses category.

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Lips

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This also lists their references, which are good articles to look at as well

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Cosmetic Chemistry**

Pay attention to the section on emollients and waxes

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Lung capacity

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Sport-specific influences on respiratory patterns in elite athletes (2015)

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The effects of exercise on lung capacity (2019)

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Meditation

You don't need to read the study itself, just the introduction and background information

What is Meditation? (2023)*

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Memory

Memory
What affects memory

Discovering the Brain book - Ch8 Learning, recalling, and thinking (1992)

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Echoic Memory vs. Iconic Memory: How We Perceive the Past (2019) from Healthline
How the Echoic Memory Functions (2024) from WebMD
The Human Memory
Go to different parts of this website for specific information

Introduction - What is Memory (2023)
Types of memory - scroll down to the bottom right for more specific information (2022)
Memory Processes - scroll to the bottom right for more specific information (2022)
- Memory Recall and Retrieval System (2023)

Has a chapter on memory with the following topics
- The Principles of Memory
- The Memory Web
- Laying Down a Memory
- Recall and Recognition
- Unusual Memory
you'll want to use after clicking on the table of contents entry

What is Memory (2024)?*

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For ‘time cells’ in the brain, what matters is what happens in the moment from NPR

Read the article or listen to the 4-minute podcast with the transcript (2022)

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Menstrual cycle

Menstrual Cycle
Hormones - including all the ones mentioned in the Short Wave episode

They do a great job explaining the menstrual cycle

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Everything you need to know about progesterone (2024)*
Follicle stimulating hormone (2021)
FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) (2022)*
Luteinizing Hormone from the Cleveland Clinic (2022)
From the Society of Endocrinology

Estodial / oestradiol - Estradiol is a form of estrogen, spelling it with an "o" is the British spelling
Follicule-stimulating hormone
Luteinising Hormone
Progesterone

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Multitasking

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Music

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