Degrees of Health Dr Tommy Wood | Tools for Better Brain Fitness At Any Age
We all carry misconceptions about brain development, learning and adaptation - the fact that it can't change is the biggest of them all. Enter neuroplasticity and Dr Tommy Wood - a walking google scholar whose message is simple - we can change how our brain is ageing at any time.
This discussion on cognitive function explores:
-the significance of physical movement and mental stimulation
-the impact of retirement on age-related cognitive decline
-the role of arousal, sleep, and environmental factors (what F1 drivers do to get their brain in gear)
-the influence of beliefs, skills, APOE4 gene, supplements, and resistance training
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Studies/Books mentioned in this podcast:
-Working Conditions and Early Retirement: A Prospective Study of Retirement Behavior
-Sensitive Periods for Visual Calibration of the Auditory Space Map in the Barn Owl Optic Tectum
-Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia
-Stress and multitasking in everyday college life: An empirical study of online activity
-Navigation-related structural change in the hippocampi of taxi drivers
Lisa Mosconi - The Menopause Brain + The XX Brain (Empowering Women to Prevent Dementia)
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