Wendy Suzuki Promo Clip
Clip: Season 7 Episode 7 | 1m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Wendy Suzuki explains the importance and relevance of developing the hippocampus.
Dr. Wendy Suzuki explains the importance and relevance of developing the hippocampus. This is the part of the brain responsible for forming and retaining long-term memories, which is not only important for our personal histories but also for preventing such degenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Wendy Suzuki Promo Clip
Clip: Season 7 Episode 7 | 1m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Wendy Suzuki explains the importance and relevance of developing the hippocampus. This is the part of the brain responsible for forming and retaining long-term memories, which is not only important for our personal histories but also for preventing such degenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- You are hot about the idea of developing a big, fat, fluffy hippocampus.
Yes.
Why?
- Because the hippocampus is critical for our ability to form and retain new, long-term memories.
It's really critical for our own personal histories.
You don't have a hippocampus.
You can't remember if that hippocampus is diseased.
Yeah.
And gets super damaged for a variety of different reasons.
That does lead to dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
That is why the hippocampus was one of the most precious brain areas that we have, and that's why I want everybody's hippocampus to be as big and fat and fluffy today as it can be.
- How do you make a big fat and fluffy?
- I'm so glad you asked.
'cause every single time you move your body, you are literally flooding your brain with all sorts of neurochemicals, some of them you've heard of before, dopamine, serotonin, noradrenaline.
That makes you feel good.
It makes you feel energized.
It also floods your brain and your hippocampus with growth factors.
And the hippocampus is one of only two brain areas that grows brand new brain cells as an adult.
So all of us have the capacity to grow brand new brain cells and make the hippocampus big and fat and fluffy.
And so how do you do that?
Move your body anytime you can bring more movement into your life is helping to make your hippocampus big and fat and fluffy.
