How Super-Agers Keep Their Brains Young | Neuroscientist Dr Ben Rein

How Super-Agers Keep Their Brains Young | Neuroscientist Dr Ben Rein

⚡ If you want a big, healthy and young brain - there is a simple solution that can add years to your life.

💬 Neuroscientist Dr Ben Rein explains why social connection, chatting to strangers and seeing your friends is essential for brain health - and can literally make it bigger. He also discusses the brain benefits of pets, the science of empathy and more.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡ How pets hijack our brain systems in the best possible way

➡︎ How an ‘epidemic of loneliness’ is fueling conditions like dementia and heart disease

➡︎ How online interactions and AI chatbots impact brain chemistry

➡︎  Where empathy comes from and how to get more of it

➡︎ The science of awe and whether free will exists

📕 Chapters

(0:00) Intro

(0:36) Why our brains need friends

(2:15) The neuroscience of empathy

(5:52) Are pets good for brain health?

(10:33) Do animals have empathy too?

(12:05) Are WE good for our pets brains?

(13:36) Why animals love music

(15:28) How ‘super-agers’ keep their brains healthy

(20:01) Do virtual chats also help brain health?

(22:44) How social connection reduces dementia risk

(26:27) What AI chatbots are doing to our brains

(30:33) The science of awe and wonder

(33:07) How to make your life feel longer

(36:44) Empathy and mirror neurons

(40:18) Does free will exist?

(46:22) How to become more empathetic

📱 Connect with me:

TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKaran

Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr

📱 Connect with Ben:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.benrein/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/benrein

Website: https://www.benrein.com/

🔥 Get my free weekly newsletter filled with easy to action health tips, interesting facts and science to fill your curiosity: https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/subscribe

🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook

🎙️ An OG Podcasts production.

Episoder(102)

The NiMe Diet - Eat Like Our Ancestors For Better Gut Health

The NiMe Diet - Eat Like Our Ancestors For Better Gut Health

💬 Jens Walter is a gut health expert at APC Microbiome Ireland, one of the leading microbiome centres in the world - and helped develop the Non-industrialised Microbiome Restore (NiMe) diet.⚡️In this...

1 Aug 202542min

Ozempic Is Just the Beginning: What’s Next in Weight Loss Drugs | Dr Spencer Nadolsky

Ozempic Is Just the Beginning: What’s Next in Weight Loss Drugs | Dr Spencer Nadolsky

💬 Dr Spencer Nadolsky is an obesity and lipid specialist, and an expert in GLP-1 care. He’s also the co-host of the Docs Who Lift podcast.⚡️In this episode Spencer and I discuss emerging research aro...

25 Jul 202551min

It Only Takes 3 Months to Supercharge Fertility - Here’s How | Ro Huntriss

It Only Takes 3 Months to Supercharge Fertility - Here’s How | Ro Huntriss

💬 Ro Huntriss is a world-leading fertility expert, recently crowned ‘Best Fertility Dietitian’ by The European Fertility Society. She has extensive experience in women’s health and is also the author...

18 Jul 202551min

Want Better Skin, Sleep & Energy? Start With Your Gut | Megan Rossi

Want Better Skin, Sleep & Energy? Start With Your Gut | Megan Rossi

💬 Dr  Megan Rossi, aka The Gut Health Doctor, is an award‑winning dietitian and nutritionist with a PhD in gut microbiome science. She's the founder of The Gut Health Clinic and the Bio&Me food brand...

11 Jul 202541min

I Got Deepfaked - AI Misinformation Is SCARY Right Now | Alex Ruani

I Got Deepfaked - AI Misinformation Is SCARY Right Now | Alex Ruani

💬 Alex Ruani is a doctoral researcher in diet-health misinformation at University College London. She studies how misinformation spreads, the potential harm it can do - and what techniques we should ...

4 Jul 202553min

What Makes Us Fat? The Genetics of Appetite | Giles Yeo

What Makes Us Fat? The Genetics of Appetite | Giles Yeo

💬 Dr. Giles Yeo is a geneticist and obesity researcher at the University of Cambridge. He specialises in how brain and genetic factors influence appetite and body weight regulation. He’s known for co...

27 Jun 202547min

How To Stop Eating Ultra-Processed Food with Rhiannon Lambert

How To Stop Eating Ultra-Processed Food with Rhiannon Lambert

💬 Rhiannon Lambert is a nutritionist and author of newly released book “The Unprocessed Plate: Simple, Flavourful UPF-free Recipes to Transform Your Life”.⚡️In this episode Rhiannon and I unpack some...

20 Jun 202544min

Fibre: The Most Important Nutrient You’re Not Getting Enough Of | Gabrielle Palmeri

Fibre: The Most Important Nutrient You’re Not Getting Enough Of | Gabrielle Palmeri

💬 Gabrielle Palmeri is a nutritionist, gut health dietician and self-professed fibre freak. She’s seen first hand the rising rates of colon cancer, especially in younger people, linked directly to po...

13 Jun 202537min

Populært innen Helse

fastlegen
rss-gukild-johaug
hvordan-har-du-det-mann
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
psykodrama
leger-om-livet
rss-garne-damer
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
foreldreradet
hormonelle-frida
morten-ramm-lar-kakla-ga-til-du-sovner
rss-lopedrommen
hjernesterk
klimaks
g-punktet
bak-fasaden-en-reise-i-livet-med-sykepleier-ine
hverdagspsyken
treningsprat
helsetipspodden
kjed-deg-i-sovn-verdens-kjedeligste-podcast