Do your brain a favor — move your body

PART 1 OF THE TED RADIO HOUR EPISODE _STAY RESOLVED_ Did you know working out is the single best thing you can do for your brain? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki found regular exercise helps

grow your brain, improve memory and help protect against dementia. ABOUT WENDY SUZUKI Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New

York University, as well as an author, storyteller, and fitness instructor. Suzuki's major research interest is brain plasticity. Her work has focused on understanding how aerobic

exercise can be used to improve learning, memory, and higher cognitive abilities in humans. She has co-written several books about the brain, including _Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of

the Most Misunderstood Emotion_ and _Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better_. _This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by

James Delahoussaye and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Facebook @__TEDRadioHour __and email us at [email protected]._ ------------------------- Copyright 2024 NPR. To

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