Whether it's during the day or in the middle of the night, our brains never stop working.

This is explained by the neuropsychologist Sophie Chokron, guest of Mélanie Gomez and Jimmy Mohamed in the program "Sans rendez-vous" on Europe 1, to present her book "A day in Anna's brain".

What is happening minute by minute in our brain?

This is the question that the neuropsychologist Sophie Chokron tried to answer in her book

A day in Anna's brain

.

She came to present her work in the program

Sans Rendez-vous

on Europe 1.

Anna is this active 25-year-old city dweller.

But more generally Anna is a bit of everyone.

His brain works like ours, like that of any human being.

In the morning, the alarm clock stings when she hears it ringing.

She struggles to get up and this reaction is logical according to Sophie Chokron.

"In our societies, at the rate we are at, we have a really chronic sleep debt. We try to make up for it on weekends, but we will stay up a little late, wake up later. We have the impression that we have recovered, but in reality when the rhythm will resume, we will still be very tired (...) we would need much longer periods when we sleep more not to feel that ", explains she does.

Living surrounded by trees increases creativity

Looking at herself in the mirror, Anna tries to remember her dreams.

She does not succeed and it is rather "a good sign".

This means that she did not wake up during the night and therefore her memory was not activated and that she slept well.

To get to work, she chooses to go through a park in order to be surrounded by trees.

"We know that when we live in the city, we are exposed first to shades of gray and especially to angles. When you walk in a natural environment, the landscape is no longer geometric. It is unpredictable, contains d 'other colors and other noises ", details the neuropsychologist.

Without knowing it, Anna therefore takes a path that will increase her creativity.

Once at work, the young woman feels the stress rising since she has to make a presentation.

This is the black hole.

"It's normal, according to Sophie Chokron, stress and memory maintain very close relationships. We know that it is not good to learn under stress, and that when we are going to recall a memory, stress is able to block it ".

She adds "at the time of the black hole, we must try to control this stress by slowing down our breathing, as if we were doing a mini-meditation session. We will concentrate on our breathing, breathe with the belly, and slow down. heartbeat".

Eat well to "avoid too early aging of neurons"

The lunch break is an essential time to take good care of your brain.

The neuropsychologist reminds us that we must eat foods that contain "fatty acids, certain minerals, vitamins".

This healthy food "will prevent oxidation and premature aging of neurons. If you want a brain that works well and for a long time, you still have to be careful about what you eat", describes. she.

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After eating, Anna takes a nap, which is not necessarily good for the brain if you sleep too much.

According to the neuropsychologist, "30 minutes is enough" after "the brain is too inactive and therefore, there is a risk of cognitive decline".

On the other hand, you must take breaks "without necessarily sleeping".

"It is during these periods of breaks or mini-naps that the brain will consolidate, will anchor the memories of what you have just acquired", specifies Sophie Chokron.

Spending time on social media can "be depressing"

Finally, Anna can not help but check social networks regularly.

But if she reduced the time spent on each screen a little, the young woman would feel better according to the doctor.

"Reducing 30 minutes really improves the mental state of young people (...) this time will be devoted to real interactions or to something more cognitive. We will avoid all this time spent simply looking at the lives of others, which can be depressing, because we have the impression that their life is more pleasant than ours, ”she assures us.

To find out more about the hidden daily activities of our brain, the book

Une jour dans le brain d'Anna

, was published on October 29, by Eyrolles editions.