{"id":10871,"date":"2013-09-16T22:07:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T22:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/this-is-your-brain-on-the-ocean\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:16:57","slug":"this-is-your-brain-on-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messageinabottle.ca\/bcbia\/this-is-your-brain-on-the-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Your Brain On The Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-type-link field-field-link-original-article\">Your body is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ga.water.usgs.gov\/edu\/propertyyou.html\" target=\"_hplink\">comprised of roughly 57 percent water<\/a>, so it isn&#8217;t all that surprising that we&#8217;re drawn to even larger bodies of the stuff &#8212; the ocean. Though scientists haven&#8217;t been able to pinpoint the exact reason behind why the ocean gets our synapses firing so feverishly, it&#8217;s a universal truth that doesn&#8217;t need all that much explaining. Your brain on the ocean &#8230; is better. Below, check out the ways the ocean affects all of your senses for the better.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Hearing<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring our formative memory making years (about ages 16 &#8211; 21), it is common for many people to spend some amount of time near the ocean,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onearth.org\/article\/this-is-your-brain-on-the-ocean\" target=\"_hplink\">forming memories in their hyper-relaxed state<\/a>, according to biologist Wallace J. Nichols, who studies the relationship between humans and the sea. Later in life, even a recording of the ocean can trigger the brain&#8217;s nostalgia of those peaceful times, allowing you to slip back into that mellow state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Touch<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s no wonder that floating weightless in the ocean is bound to alleviate the heaviness that life sometimes throws on our shoulders.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/aboutus\/news\/archive\/list\/item\/?id=8723&amp;year=2012&amp;month=09\" target=\"_hplink\">Swimming in the ocean reduces inflammation of muscles<\/a>\u00a0due to its hypertonic nature. The higher levels of magnesium in the water also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mgwater.com\/rod06.shtml\" target=\"_hplink\">soothes and helps maintain the health of the nervous system<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; a stress free brain is a happy brain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/09\/09\/this-is-your-brain-on-the-ocean_n_3895845.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&amp;src=sp&amp;comm_ref=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your body is\u00a0comprised of roughly 57 percent water, so it isn&#8217;t all that surprising that we&#8217;re drawn to even larger bodies of the stuff &#8212; the ocean. 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