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Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile

June 15, 2017 Zach Cooper Book Notes

Happiness The Science Behind Your Smile The sources of joy are quite varied. One recent study identified the main ones[…]

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Glute Medius Weakness Leads to IT Band Pain

June 12, 2017 Zach Cooper News

One common cause for irritation in the iliotibial (IT) band is a weak glute medius. A new study had 12[…]

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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

June 8, 2017 Zach Cooper Book Notes

Many people believe that the United States continued its futile war in Vietnam because we had invested too much to[…]

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Abductor Hallucis Plays Key Role in Balance

June 4, 2017 Zach Cooper News

Individuals with stronger muscles in the arch of the foot display superior levels of balance and dynamic stability. A new[…]

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Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World

June 1, 2017 Zach Cooper Book Notes

Continued utilziation of standing desks was associatd with signficnat improvements in executive function and wokring memoery in schoolchildren (1) –[…]

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Ankle Overpronation Increases Susceptibility to Shin Splints

May 30, 2017 Zach Cooper News

Individuals who tend to shift their shoe pressure medially experience a greater likelihood of experiencing shin splints. A new study[…]

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The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

May 23, 2017 Zach Cooper Book Notes

Associative barriers are responsible for inhibiting creativity…  Creative minds tend to make unusual associations (1) – page 40 3 People[…]

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Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently

May 18, 2017 Zach Cooper Book Notes

Before the monkeys learned the association between litha nd jice, the dopmaine neurson fired in resposne to the jice itself…[…]

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Research on HRV

May 14, 2017 Zach Cooper Research Review

 Low HRV is correlated with increased likelihood of anxiety/depression Grippo, A. J., Carter, C. S., McNeal, N., Chandler, D. L.,[…]

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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind

May 11, 2017 Zach Cooper Book Notes

The ability to adapt to changing circumstances with fluidity and flexibility is feledected in three main “super factors” of peroanlity[…]

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