Are People Trying To Be Smarter

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People are trying to be smarter for a long time, but can we do that? Our brain can remodel and change itself depends on the situation. If that is true can we train it to be smarter. The writer shows many studies about this thing. A study published by BBC shows that if we train the brain that make it smarter or not? After six weeks of brain training the score on benchmark test didn't increase.
Other study shows that women who did weight training twice a week for a year had lees brain shrink.
The writer explain that the exercise increase the level of a protein in the blood and brain, which is responsible for remarkable effect of exercise on the brain.
In conclusion you can't increase your intelligence, but you can improve your skills in many

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