A deep dive on brain health and dementia

I'm always on the lookout for new articles and, hopefully, new insights on brain health.  Recently, I came across an interview with Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Dean of the NYU College of Arts and Sciences.  Dr. Suzuki is a neuroscientist and the author of the book, Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better.  She has done important research on neuroplasticity; how the brain sort of "morphs" in response to various changes in living environment and other demands on the brain.  (This occurs as neurons constantly disconnect from one another and then reconnect with other neurons to form new pathways for information inside the brain.)  Since 2018, she has focused heavily on the role of physical exercise, especially aerobic exercise, on brain health.

So, while on the treadmill at the gym, I watched this hour-and-a-half interview with Dr. Suzuki on Steven Bartlett's popular YouTube podcast, The Diary of a CEO.  Now, except for the latter part when she discusses her faith life, there isn't much information that we didn't talk about in Beating the Dementia Monster.  She goes through most of what I've called "the dementia toolkit."  But she is quite expressive and entertaining, so it was worth the time I spent watching.  For example, she shocks Bartlett when she produces an actual human brain and has him hold it.

If you're looking for an enjoyable discussion of where neuroscience is today with respect to the lifestyle choices we make and our vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease and other brain diseases, you should take a look here.  Or maybe get her book.