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This has significant implications for brain health, particularly around cognitive decline from aging or illness.

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Is It Possible to Improve My Attention Span? Digital distractions may not be the sole reason for your diminished attention span, but they surely contribute. Here's what you can do to increase your concentration.

It isn't lost on me that an article about short attention span is listed as a 4-minute read.

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Neurofluid circulation changes during a focused attention style of mindfulness meditation Neurofluids, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and interstitial fluid, circulate through regulated central nervous system pathways to clear cerebral waste and support brain health, with elevated CSF...

Focused Attention (FA) contemplative practices may show similar influence as sleep on neurofluid circulation.

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Alt text: portrait of a young woman standing by the sink, staring out at the viewer, a serious almost mad look. She’s wearing a red and black plaid shirt.

Mom in plaid shirt
Color pencil on paper
14” x 18”
2025

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