A Week of Windows

"rats ran mazes faster and more accurately after hearing Mozart than after white noise or music by the minimalist composer Philip Glass"

"you're trying to master a new video game. Instead of grinding away into the small hours, you would be better off playing for a couple of hours, then going to bed. While you are asleep your brain will reactivate the circuits it was using as you learned the game, rehearse them, and then shunt the new memories into long-term storage. When you wake up, hey presto! You will be a better player"

"researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, reported results from a pilot study in which they considered the mood-altering ability of different yoga poses. Comparing back bends, forward bends and standing poses, they concluded that the best way to get a mental lift is to bend over backwards."

"There's a script targeting Amazon pages that lets you know if a book you are looking at on Amazon is available at your local library"

Greasemonkey script directory