Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Think of your frontal lobe as your central command. Play. Use your imagination. Avoid negative influences. Give a hug. Listen to music. Review the results from a rock music study.

Answer: Your frontal lobe is the largest of the four lobes and is the area responsible for higher level cognitive function. The frontal lobe is the center of your executive function and also integrates communication throughout the rest of your brain in order to carry out your executive function decisions. Executive function abilities are needed for organizing the information that is coming into the brain and to regulate how your respond. Examples include time management, attention processes, multi-tasking and switching focus, being detail oriented when needed, controlling what you say and do, and making decisions based on you own prior experiences. Both physical play as exercise and gentle play with a child, friend, or family member helps to strengthen the frontal cortex and the processes involved with executive function. Physical play helps to sharpen your executive function skills as you anticipate and react to constantly changing situations. Imaginative play helps to strengthen executive function ability as your brain works to strategize your reaction to the unknown circumstances and situations you are creating in your mind. Think of positive scenarios and develop them into stories, or chapters within a story. Find images in the clouds, imagine a conversation between ducks and fish, create a painting in your head of your favorite song, or do anything that engages your imagination. Using your imagination stimulates your brain to release chemicals that are rewarding and engaging. Firing brain neurons along axons, dendrites, and synapses, that are seldom used is key in growing new ones. While it is important to address situations that are difficult, try to avoid allowing the negativity to persuade the way you think and feel. Some people and situations can be very dramatic. Keep a positive and problem-solving attitude when faced with negative circumstances. Forms of physical contact, such as giving and receiving hugs, and other physical gestures of support and friendship, provide a calming effect on the brain. Positive social interactions are healthy and can help to develop new pathways in your brain when you are in an unfamiliar, yet positive, situation. Social interaction is important to creating new brain pathways. Your brain is constantly learning and utilizing executive function skills as you interact with other people, formulate your response to situations, and consider possible reactions of the other person and react accordingly. Music has been clearly shown to cause changes, both positive and negative, in the frontal lobe of the brain. Exposure to music has been proven as an aid to improve your IQ and enhance the ability to learn. Reading and literacy skills improve, spatial-temporal reasoning is enhanced, and mathematical abilities are improved. Some styles of music has been tied to bad outcomes, including unhealthy lifestyle choices, criminal activity, and even suicidal behavior. Other styles of music are linked to early development of visuospatial abilities, better math performance, improved ability to learn a foreign language, and an overall healthy lifestyle. The study used three groups of mice exposed to different music styles. The group exposed to rock music, including disharmonic beats, behaved in a disorganized, confused, and lost manner. That group forgot their way to food in a maze they had already located. Two other groups, one exposed to only classical music and one to no music at all were able to find their way through the maze to the food, actually performing even faster. With further study, the scientists found frontal lobe shrinkage and hippocampal damage in the group exposed to the rock music with disharmonic beats. While several studies suggest that rock music, or possibly the binaural beats within rock music, has a negative influence, other research supports music of choice, including rock music, as a good way to engage your brain and develop additional neuronal pathways.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Look outside before exiting. Tell them you're in a rush and can't chat. Excuse yourself politely to exit conversations. Reschedule chats to a more convenient time.

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The easiest way to avoid your overly friendly neighbor is to look outside before walking out the door. Peer through your peephole or window and, if you see them, wait a few minutes before opening the door. If you exit your apartment and hear them around the corner, avoid an awkward encounter by waiting for them to leave the building or enter their apartment. You might not have time in your schedule to wait for them to leave the scene, or they might see you head out and bombard you. Stop a long-winded conversation before it starts. Smile, wave or say hello, and keep walking. Say something like, "Hi there! I'm in a rush and can't chat. Catch up with you later!" With any luck, they'll take the hint after you do this a couple of times. A friendly, neighborly conversation starts to get stale after about four minutes. If they start to gab and you've reached your limit, find a way to gracefully end the conversation. Try saying, "Well, I'm running late for an appointment. Have a good one!" Other excuses could be a lunch or dinner date, work, or meeting your workout partner. If you're entering your home, you could say, "I have to start dinner," or "I have piles of laundry (or another chore) to do." You could always just leave it vague and say, "I just noticed the time - I have to run!" If your neighbor is at your door, you are not required to answer, especially if you don't feel safe doing so. If, however, you feel comfortable answering the door, you can quickly set a boundary by saying, "Now is really not a great time for me to talk." If you wish to have a relationship with your neighbor, suggest an alternate time that you can talk. Say, "Are you free tomorrow afternoon, around four? I'll be free then and would love to take a walk and catch up." If you don't like them dropping by unannounced, you can also tell them politely, "It's really best to call or set something up instead of popping in."