You Can Grow Your Brain. Here’s How.

About this episode

Majid Fotuhi discusses how lifestyle changes can enhance brain health and neuroplasticity at any age.

In the last 20 years, there has been a dramatic change in our understanding of neuroplasticity — the brain’s capacity to grow new neurons. In the last five years, we’ve learned that your hippocampus, the part of your brain responsible for learning and memory, can get bigger at any age. Majid Fotuhi, who teaches at Johns Hopkins, has been at the forefront of a new body of research demonstrating that lifestyle changes — tweaks to the way you exercise and eat, adjustments to your sleep and mindset — can improve your brain health no matter how old you are. They can even reverse early-stage Alzheimer’s. His new book is The Invincible Brain, and the message is clear: with the right lifestyle and mindset changes, you can grow a bigger brain. 🔗 LINKS AND MENTIONS: Check out our playlist of health-related episode on Spotify The Next Big Idea Club — Save 20% on any membership when you use code PODCAST at nextbigideaclub.com Granola — If meetings are eating up your day, Granola is a no-brainer. You can try it totally free for three months. Just head to granola.ai/idea Incogni — Protect your personal information online and get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/nbi Quince —…

People in this episode

Host: Next Big Idea Club

Guest: Majid Fotuhi

Topics covered

• neuroplasticity
• brain health
• lifestyle changes
• Alzheimer's
• memory
• exercise
• nutrition

Keywords

• neuroplasticity
• brain growth
• lifestyle changes
• Alzheimer's
• memory
• exercise
• nutrition
• Majid Fotuhi
• The Invincible Brain

Sponsors

Granola, Incogni, Quince, Shopify

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johns Hopkins

Books & works: The Invincible Brain

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