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How Travel Affects Your Brain

Can you believe it? Travel changes your brain the benefits you never would have imagined. According to science one of the best ways to enrich our environment is to travel. How can travel actually affect your brain? Take a look!

Your brain loves to travel. Let's face it not only does it help you make new connections, improve brain functions and help with mental health. No better reason to play your future travels.

 

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New Connections


According to Neuroscientist Paul Nussbaum, traveling can stimulate your brain and encourage the growth of new connections within cerebral matter.


Travel is even said to have effects on your personality as well. Ted Talk speaker Adam Galinsky, says that it can change the way we approach the world, leaving us more flexible and open, which also increases our levels of tolerance as we think more deeply about the world around us.


Dendrite Growth


You don't even have to be having a relaxing time or have everything going just right on your travels. Believe it or not, It still helps!


For example, if your flight is delayed or your hotel room isn't ready yet. When faced with a problem it forces our brains to process the situation and devise a solution with promotes dendrite growth. Which is essential for how well our brain performs.


Improve Brain Function


The brain is a powerful mechanism. It's said that brain function can be improved the real question is how? Well with every destination introduces new exciting information to your brain and your actually activating the cognitive networks in your brain to keep your brain healthy.


According to Adventures.com, every enrichment to your environment from challenging yourself intellectually to gaining new experiences propels the brain's activity, leading to growth and reorganization.


Mental Health


Every year more and more experiments prove that new experiences support brain health. Travel helps our mind better than any pill could. Even the thought of the trip can make you happier.


Studies show that when someone has a planned trip on their horizon dopamine gets released, which helps with the pleasure center of our brains. This feeling doesn't subside when the trip ends either. When you return the emotional benefits stay with you long after the trip ends.


Lifestyle


The best way to get promoted might very well be taking those vacations you're putting off. Studies show that people who take their vacations are more likely to get promoted than those who don't!


Experiences also shape your character, when you expose yourself to new things it helps you develop as a person. These experiences can also humble you.


Your life can definitely change when you decide to take the leap and plan that trip you've been yearning for. So don't delay just planning a trip can increase your mood and help you maintain positivity throughout your day.

 

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