Join neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr. Lisa Genova to discover ways to enhance brain health for the rest of your life. Packed with actionable, science-backed steps, the program is a roadmap for improving brain health through lifelong learning.
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About The Show
Filled with practical guidance for navigating the years after 50, SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN, hosted by neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr. Lisa Genova, is packed with actionable, science-backed steps for enhancing brain health for the rest of our lives. Told through leading experts, the program is a roadmap to improving brain health through lifelong learning. It includes moving stories from individuals from all walks of life who share tips to increase cognitive resilience and stay sharp
Neuroscientists have long espoused lifelong learning as a means towards better brain health. SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN explores easy and powerful activities that can become lifelong habits — learning a new language, playing a musical instrument or chess, knitting, yoga, tai chi and many others. The program shows the science behind how lifelong learning can improve memory, reduce stress, and help prevent cognitive decline.
About Lisa Genova:
Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, she is The New York Times bestselling author of novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film adaptation of Still Alice. Film adaptations for Every Note Played, Inside the O’Briens, and Left Neglected are in production.
Lisa’s first work of nonfiction, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, was an instant New York Times bestseller. Lisa’s TED talks on Alzheimer’s and memory have over 11 million views.
