Cognitive Enhancement Through Exercise & How Your Brain Actually Works
What do you do to maintain the health of your brain? You probably already know about the importance of mental stimulation and problem solving for the health of your brain. But the truth is, our brain is an incredibly complex system that can be affected by many internal and external factors. Protecting your health isn’t as simple as doing a word puzzle—it’s a culmination of all of your daily habits and rituals.
My guest is Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D., Professor of Neural Science and Psychology and (soon) Dean of New York University, whose research focuses on memory, attention, brain plasticity and simple, daily habits that can be leveraged to improve learning, focus, memory and cognitive ability.
What do you think of when you hear the word “anxiety?” Do you get a feeling of heightened alertness and that sense of doom and gloom? Anxiety is our mind’s internal warning system and it’s often characterized by fear, worry, or feelings of apprehension.
