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“Another randomized study found better long-term picture-location memory when exercise occurred four hours after learning, showing that timing can shape the result. Dr. Patrick also discusses serotonin and hippocampal neurogenesis as a possible biological link.”

“Vigorous work produces lactate that can cross the blood-brain barrier and participate in brain energy metabolism. Exercise also raises growth factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which support synaptic plasticity and memory-related circuits.”

“To overcome this weight gain, investigators cycled the ketogenic diet on and off, and the mice maintained a stable weight. When on a cyclic ketogenic diet, the researchers observed that mice had an increased median lifespan and improved memory.”

“Dr. D'Agostino cautions against confusing a Westernized obesogenic high-fat diet with a ketogenic diet. In a well-designed preclinical study, researchers fed mice a cyclic ketogenic diet starting at midlife and observed improved healthspan, cognition, and brain function.”

Dan Pardi: Ph.D. candidate studying sleep neurobiology at Stanford and University of Leiden, co-founder of Dan’s Plan online wellness company.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

“Research has shown that when students were deprived of sleep and then tasked with memorizing new information, the overall performance of the task decreased by 40 percent. In this clip, Dr. Matthew Walker describes the role that sleep plays in learning and new memory formation.”

“Although smells are among the strongest cues in inducing and retrieving memories, sounds can also provide strong stimuli for learning. In this clip, Dr. Matthew Walker describes how sound and smell cues played during learning and subsequent sleep can enhance memory formation and retrieval.”

“Dr. Patrick then turns to lower-effort nutrition tools. Across the COSMOS cognitive studies, a daily multivitamin produced modest average benefits in global cognition and episodic memory among older adults.”