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Choose to be Curious

Ep. #218: Curiosity & Brain Health, with Dr. Julie Fratantoni

Feb 14, 2024
Dr. Julie Fratantoni, a cognitive neuroscientist, discusses how curiosity contributes to brain health and the science of neuroplasticity. Topics include enhancing brain health, the role of curiosity in aging, connection between curiosity and kindness, cultivating kindness as a skill, the Great Brain Gain movement, and analogies of curiosity with ice and radio.
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Quick takeaways

  • Embrace curiosity to maintain brain health by stimulating neurotransmitters and creating new neural pathways.
  • Focus on cognitive skills like executive functions and metacognition to exercise the brain and promote overall health.

Deep dives

Take control of your brain health

The podcast discusses the importance of realizing that individuals have agency over their own brains, allowing them to shape their brain health. Comfort and autopilot behavior can lead to decline, while curiosity plays a crucial role in keeping the brain healthy. Curiosity stimulates neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine, creating a favorable brain chemistry. The podcast emphasizes the need to be lifelong learners as a way to exercise the brain and maintain its health.

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