Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) Podcast
1) An Existential Crisis for Alzheimer's Research?
In this episode, we discuss a study published in PLOS One that compared living brain tissue to post-mortem brain tissue and found dramatic molecular differences between the two. The findings raise ser...Show More
2) Video Games That Boost Brain Function
In this episode, we explore a rigorous meta-analysis examining how action video games, particularly first and third-person shooters, affect cognitive function in young adults. The research reveals pro...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Does Computerized Brain Training Help?
In this episode, we dig into a recent McGill University study on computerized cognitive training and its effects on brain chemistry in older adults. What you'll learn: Why certain brain training gam...Show More
4) What's Wrong With The New Food Pyramid.
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Che...Show More
5) This Brain Aging Study Is Our New Favorite!
Much of what we talk about on Better Brain Fitness resolves around the demand-driven decline model we published. Well...a new study just published in Nature Communications gave that model the best tes...Show More
6) How to Neutralize the Impact of Hearing Loss on Dementia Risk
In this episode, we tackle a question from listener Carolyn in Michigan about the potential cognitive impacts of long-term hearing loss. What You'll Learn: The research linking hearing loss to incre...Show More
7) Are Microplastics Causing Dementia?
You may have heard the alarming headline about a recent study that showed the typical brain had about a teaspoon of microplastics inside of it. And that amount appears to be increasing each year. In e...Show More
8) Hacking the Brain: TMS, Brain-to-Brain Communication, and Predicting Your Cognitive Future (with Dr. Andrea Stocco)
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Che...Show More
9) Why Your Brain Needs Friends, with guest Dr. Ben Rein
Click here to grab Ben's new book, "Why Your Brain Needs Friends"! To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness...Show More
10) Unpacking the surprising results from the POINTER trial