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Andas
Breathe in nature and navigate a maze twice as fast
2013-03-28
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Soil bacteria and other microorganisms that we passively inhale during a nature walk change our hormone levels and thus improve our cognitive functions. A recent study showed that mice that ate the soil bacterium Mycobacterium Vaccae could navigate through a maze twice as fast as other mice.