Neuroscientist: Invest in this 'supercharged 401(k) for your brain' to keep it healthy and sharp

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'Everything you do over your lifetime can push us all into better long-term brain health,' a neuroscientist says. Here are practices experts recommend.

The brain is one of the most important organs in our bodies, which means keeping it healthy and sharp is just as crucial as the focus on our overall health. Fortunately,MasterClass recently partnered with neuroscientists and psychiatrists to create"Brains never complete their wiring," said, psychologist and neuroscientist, during "The Science of Aging Smarter" class.

In order to get the most benefit for brain health, your experiences have to be new and challenging, the experts emphasized. "Challenges that are hard enough that they might be slightly unpleasant," Barrett said.Meeting people for the first timefun memory gamesThe goal should be "optimal novelty, optimal difficulty, optimal challenge," Barrett said. "All of these things are metabolically challenging now, but they're like an investment in a healthier, stronger you.

You can also experience a release of the feel-good hormone, dopamine, through acts of compassion and community service.by training your brain to create emotions more flexibly greatly benefits your brain health.

 

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