Exercise Your Brain - AMNH SciCafe

Need some extra motivation to get to the gym? Neuroscientist and exercise enthusiast Wendy A. Suzuki explains how physical aerobic activity can change your brain. Dr. Suzuki gives an overview of her research into how exercise can improve cognitive function and even demonstrates a routine you can follow along at home.

This SciCafe lecture took place at the Museum on June 7, 2017.

The SciCafe series is proudly sponsored by Judy and Josh Weston.

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[jamesaspinwall]

What a gem of a find in the middle of all the youtube junk. It is rewarding to watch such a smart and educated person distill and explain so much research. This is your tax dollars working for you. Thank you AMNH.

[StonedRedneckMarine]

15:50 i think to myself "so glad im watching this on YouTube instead of being there live" lol

[evanreakes]

1, 2, 3, 4, I, love, Marine, Core. Awesome talk, thank you for the video. More please.

[idaleung]

Thank you to the Westons and AMNH for this.

[justicewillprevail]

Ok that’s it. I’m going to exercise tomorrow. My memory is shut, my attention span is is like a 3 years old. I need to start tomorrow.

[storyhikayeler]

8:42 omg it's so funny lol I'm gonna make this my alarm sound hahaha

[WelshGuitarDude]

Bit of a stretch to call that exercise in this video, but i agree exercise does positively effect the brain. I am wondering what happens to the brain when people stop - or never exercise.. could it be one of the biggest causes of anxiety/depression that so many in the western world suffer which appears to be growing more common than the past. Or if thats just because we talk about it more.

I think exercise that is equal to the idea of simulating hunting or fleeing or long distance migration would be most akin to what our genetics are built for. So a mix of it would be similar to what our ancestors had to do and their bodies evolved to do.

[sentdc]

Let me save you 17m:40s -- do physical exercises to improve your cognitive function.

[carloscordova]

Disneyland makes you smater. good to know.

[zencat]

the type of exercise routine she goes on about has been known for a long time. the military has been using it for more that decades! during a run, the sargent or whatever is calling and the troops are responding with positives (according to military training) as they run. Iv done this over 20 years ago on myself when I was in the gym. working out while repeating to yourself positives about what your doing, what your training for, about others as well as yourself. NOT NEW! "intensaki" (or whatever that BS, made up word is) has been known for centurys. again...NOTHING NEW, Dr.