Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Improve Focus & Brain-Changing Benefits of Sleep

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Neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki is joining Getting Better this week teaching us to how to care for the brain. Do supplements really work? And the research and science proven brain-changing benefits of exercise, sleep, movement and food. We're diving into memory and how our brains actually memorize. And diving into how we keep our minds and brains from aging to prevent cognitive decline, white matter changes, cortical thinning. So how do we begin taking better care of our brain so that our learning capabilities, memory and cognitive abilities stay young. More related videos: Link between dementia and exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o-tRub-0pQ Brain-changing benefits of exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHY0FxzoKZE Boost attention with science-based tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=099hgtRoUZw The #1 way to take care of your mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTgkSO1lm6o For more info on the work Dr. Suzuki is doing - check out the Suzuki Lab: https://www.wendysuzuki.com/about-the-lab 00:00 Intro 00:25 Welcome Dr. Wendy Suzuki! 01:13 3 Things That Make Memories Stick 02:45 The Hippocampus 03:29 How Does Memory Work? 05:55 When Do Memories Start? 07:38 Let’s Go On A Brain Tour 10:43 Feet & The Brain 12:00 The Wiring 13:51 Brain Plasticity 21:00 GLP-1 & Memory 23:50 Supplements 25:25 Exercise & The Brain 28:02 Can We Protect Our Brain From Aging? 30:10 Memorization Hacks 32:34 3 Hard NOs for the Brain 34:30 Dr. Wendy’s Origin Story 36:26 Betty the Brain 40:08 Final Question https://www.instagram.com/jvn https://www.instagram.com/wendysuzuki https://www.instagram.com/gettingbetterwithjvn