Understand & Improve Memory Using Science-Based Tools | Episode 72
Main Takeaways
The nervous system converts physical events in the environment into electrical and chemical signals that our body understands.
The nervous system filters and processes certain events for understanding and then stores some of them as memories.
Memory is a bias in which perceptions will be played again in the future, following neural circuit activation.
Repetition is the key to learning, and memories are due to a strengthening of existing neurons, not new neurons forming connections.
There are short-term and long-term memories, explicit and implicit memories, and memories stored in the hippocampus and cerebellum and neocortex.
Emotions and adrenaline can be leveraged to enhance memory, and caffeine, Alpha-GPC, naps, and cold baths can help.
The amygdala is the center of the brain for threat detection and detection of events linked to emotional states.
Learning and memory usually involve the strengthening of neural circuits, but exercise can increase the proliferation of new neurons in a certain structure of the brain.
Cardiovascular exercise can enhance longevity and stimulate neurogenesis, and load-bearing exercises can induce the release of osteocalcin, an endocrine hormone that sends signals to the brain.
People should start with behavioral tools and avoid abusing the adrenaline system for optimal results.
