Latest Brainjo Podcast Episodes
6: When is forgetfulness a cause for concern?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 21, 2023 11:06 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resou...
What supplements are best for brain health?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 14, 2023 11:18 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resou...
5: What supplements are best for brain health?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 14, 2023 11:18 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resou...
How do we know if it's good for us?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 07, 2023 13:34 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThanks to Rick B. for this week's questions. To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recomm...
4: How do we know if it's good for us?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 07, 2023 13:34 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThanks to Rick B. for this week's questions. To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recomm...
3: Is Alzheimer's Dementia Hereditary?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 31, 2023 11:06 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resou...
Is Alzheimer's Dementia Hereditary?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 31, 2023 11:06 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resou...
2: What is brain health?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 24, 2023 11:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, head to brainjo.academy/question To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resour...
What is brain health?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 24, 2023 11:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, head to brainjo.academy/question To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resour...
1: What's the main driver of Alzheimer's and Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 17, 2023 11:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, we go through the factors that drive age-related cognitive decline and dementia, which are also synonymous with the factors that promote peak brain health and fitness. Link to paper we discuss: "Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Declin...
What's the main driver of Alzheimer's and Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 17, 2023 11:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, we go through the factors that drive age-related cognitive decline and dementia, which are also synonymous with the factors that promote peak brain health and fitness. Link to paper we discuss: "Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Declin...
Introducing Better Brain Fitness!
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - January 15, 2023 02:15 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSubmit your questions for the show at: brainjo.academy/question
Brainjo Bite: Drinking Beer and Playing By Ear
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - March 22, 2021 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWhat's the connection between beer drinking and playing by ear? Links Mentioned: The Laws of Brainjo book brainjo.academy
Introducing Brainjo Bites
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - March 22, 2021 11:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIntroducing a new recurring segment on the podcast. Links Mentioned: The Laws of Brainjo book brainjo.academy
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #13: Tautology
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 22, 2021 19:19 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWhat is intelligence?
Model #13: Tautology
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - February 22, 2021 19:19 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWhat is intelligence?
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #12: Cognitive Recruitment
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - May 06, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHow to turn weaknesses into strengths by re-routing the flow information. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resources for doin...
Model #12: Cognitive Recruitment
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - May 06, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHow to turn weaknesses into strengths by re-routing the flow information. Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective.
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #11: The Fastest Snails
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - April 23, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsDo we really understand the nature of our own intelligence, or what it is our brains truly excel at? Or have we been looking in the wrong places? To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along w...
How To Unshackle Your Memory (interview with Nelson Dellis, 4 time US memory champion)
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - April 16, 2020 21:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThink some people are born with good memories? Think exponential gains in memory capacity, if even possible at all, would take years to develop? Perhaps no domain better illustrates the latent potential inside each brain, or challenges conventional ideas about innate intelligence, better th...
How To Win At Angry Birds: The ancestral paradigm for a therapeutic revolution
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - December 15, 2019 14:33 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, I'm interviewed by Christopher Kelly of Nourish Balance Thrive about the 4 Quadrant Model for making health-related decisions and evaluating therapeutic interventions. Click here to view the show notes and quadrant model. Click here to view the Ancestral Health Symposium ta...
Model #11: The Fastest Snails
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - October 23, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsDo we really understand the nature of our own intelligence, or what it is our brains truly excel at? Or have we been looking in the wrong places? Learn more about the Brainjo Collective, a community of curious minds, at elitecognition.com/collective. Learn more about the Brainjo Cen...
Model #10: Paradoxical Gains
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - August 02, 2019 13:13 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHow could an insult to the brain result in the gain of new abilities? The explanation directly challenges the conventional view of human intelligence and innate ability, with broad reaching implications for how to best support and nurture cognitive development. Learn more about the Brai...
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #10: Paradoxical Gains
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - August 02, 2019 13:13 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHow could an injury to the brain result in the gain of new abilities? The explanation directly challenges the conventional view of human intelligence and innate ability, with broad reaching implications for how to best support and nurture cognitive development. To subscribe to The Brainjo C...
Applying Systems Analysis To Human Health (conversation with Dr. Tommy Wood)
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - July 17, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTo subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resources for doing so, go to: brainjo.academy/connection To learn more about how you can boo...
From Green Beret To Bestselling Author: Exploring the limits of physical and mental performance with Tim Tigner
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - June 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSHOW NOTES available at: elitecognition.com/timtigner 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.
Why You Should Embrace Your Ineptitude
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - June 12, 2019 15:10 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe don't like feeling terrible at something, and so most of us avoid doing things that make us feel that way. Yet, if we're looking to optimize the health and function of the brain, that's precisely the kinds of feeling we should be seeking out. KEY POINTS and SHOW NOTES available at: elitec...
The Power of Mathematical Thinking, Interview with Ben Orlin
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - May 16, 2019 14:23 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, I talk with mathematician and author Ben Orlin. Ben is the creator of the "Math With Bad Drawings" blog and similarly titled book, which I can't recommend highly enough. In this episode, we talk about the book, misconceptions about mathematical aptitude, the importance of al...
Pioneer of Plasticity, Dr. Michael Merzenich
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - May 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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 commun...
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #9: Plasticity
Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - April 16, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor 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...
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