Drew Perkins talks with world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki about her new book, GOOD ANXIETY: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion.
The Smart 7 Podcast
Ep. 433. The Sunday 7 - Alligator Birthday party, Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual office, Dirty Celebrities, and Flip a Coin to change your life…
Today's podcast includes numerous guests including Professor Wendy Suzuki, a neuroscientist at New York University and author of Good Anxiety
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How to Make Anxiety Your Superpower | Dr. Wendy Suzuki (#449)
If you struggle with anxiety, Wendy will show you how to turn it into a superpower, working for you instead of against you.
Guest on Daniel Lulchuk’s Podcast Talking Beats
The brain is very responsive. One of its most amazing capacities is its ability to change, and one of the most common experiences of brain plasticity is the ability to have new experiences and new sounds stick with us."
Dr. Wendy Suzuki talks all things music, exercise, and yes, the brain.
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Exercise: Fat Buster or Belly Flop?
Lots of people hit the gym to shed unwanted pounds, but they don’t always see results on the scale. This week, we tackle the power of exercise and why you should bother. We speak with obesity expert Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, psychiatrist Dr. Gary Cooney, neuroscientist Prof. Wendy Suzuki and urologist Dr. Stacey Kenfield.
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Totally Cerebral: Untangling the Mystery of Memory
Totally Cerebral: The Man Without a Memory
Imagine that every time you met someone new, the moment they left the room you forgot you had ever spoken to them, and when they returned it was as if you had never seen them before. Imagine remembering your childhood, your parents, the history you learned in school, but never being able to form a new long term memory after the age of 27.
Totally Cerebral: Think Pop Culture Gets Amnesia Right? Forgetaboutit!
Most amnesic patients can’t learn or remember that particular things happened in at a particular time or in a particular place. In fact, patients with severe amnesia are no longer able to learn or remember anything about what has happened to them. However, Neal Cohen and Larry Squire showed that the same amnesic patients could learn and remember how to do things, like work a lock, or solve a puzzle with blocks, or swing a racquet.
Totally Cerebral: What’s That Smell?
Scents and tastes are powerfully evocative — one whiff of perfume or cooking aromas can transport you back to a particular moment, a particular place, a particular person. Because the things we smell reach two brain structures called the hippocampus and amygdala in just one synapse, scents can almost immediately stimulate the key brain areas for memory, emotion, and location.