BRAIN
Also called: focus, memory, learning, mental clarity, mental fatigue, neuroprotection, cognitive decline, brain recovery, neuroplasticity
Focus
Focus holds stronger
cholinergic tone, cerebral perfusion
Typically from week 3
Memory
Names and details stop slipping away
BDNF expression, synaptic density
Typically from week 6
Learning
Learning something new stops feeling uphill
long-term potentiation
Typically from week 8
Mental clarity
The fog lifts
cerebral blood flow, neuroinflammation
Typically from week 4
Mental fatigue
Long days stop emptying your head
cognitive load tolerance
Typically from week 4
Neuroprotection
Your brain ages slower
neurotrophic signalling, neuroinflammation
Typically from week 8
Brain recovery
The brain rebuilds after a bad hit
neural repair after insult
Typically from week 10
Neuroplasticity
What you learn actually sticks
synaptogenesis, dendritic branching, synaptic density
Typically from week 12