Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)

In this episode, we talk with neuroscientist Dr. Michael Merzenich, who's research was instrumental in overturning the fixed brain dogma, replacing it with our present understanding of the brain as dynamic and plastic throughout our lives.    Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. For the show notes and full episode transcript, go to elitecognition.com/merzenich Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com.  

For much of the 20th century, the prevailing view in neuroscience was that, after childhood development, the brain was fixed and unchanging.  We now know that this couldn't be further from the truth, yet we are still recovering from fallout of this idea, with much to still be learned about the brain's remarkable and lifelong capacity for continuous change.    Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com.  

In this conversation with Dr. Tommy Wood, we review the basic tenets of protecting and optimizing the brain's biological foundation.    Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.

How is it that, in recent decades, despite an unfathomable investment of resources, and despite massive technological transformations in other domains of human life, we've made virtually no progress in medical therapeutics?   Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.  

We don't perceive the world as it is, but as our brain constructs it. For years, today's guest Frank Capek, founder of Customer Innovations and pioneer in the field of Cognitive Experience Design, has been helping companies apply our understanding of how the brain constructs reality to elevate the human experience. Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.  

What's the single most important mental model for understanding how to optimize the biological foundation of human intelligence? Mismatch. Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.  

There's a war going on inside our heads, and we only ever see the winners.   Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.  

Since the advent of neuroscience, scientists have struggled with a fundamental question about how the brain is organized.    Learn more about the "Learn to Uke" Brain Fitness Challenge at elitecognition.com/fitness Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.  

In this episode, Dr. Tommy Wood interviews James Hewitt, Chief Innovation Officer at Hintsa Performance, on how knowledge workers can optimize their cognitive performance.  Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a professionally moderated community for those interesting in improving brain health and function, at elitecognition.com/collective

Why is it that, in spite of our brain's ability to change itself throughout our lives, behavior change is rare?   Learn more about the "Learn to Uke" Brain Fitness Challenge at elitecognition.com/fitness Learn more about the Brainjo Center for Neurology & Cognitive Enhancement at elitecognition.com. Click here to review the key points, and view the links and transcript from this episode.