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Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools

2022/5/23
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Andrew Huberman: 本期节目讨论了如何提升注意力和记忆力,并邀请了神经科学和心理学教授Wendy Suzuki博士分享其研究成果。节目涵盖了心血管运动、力量训练、冷暴露疗法、冥想、积极肯定、睡眠等多种方法,以及这些方法如何改变大脑以改善认知功能。 Wendy Suzuki: 记忆的四个关键要素是新奇性、重复、联想和情感共鸣。海马体是形成长期记忆的关键脑区,它不仅参与记忆的储存,还参与想象和将已有记忆以新的方式组合。 运动,特别是心血管运动,可以增加脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)的产生,从而促进海马体中新的神经元生长,改善认知功能。研究表明,即使是每天10分钟的步行也能改善情绪,而更长时间的有氧运动则能带来更显著的认知益处。 冥想,特别是正念冥想,可以帮助人们专注于当下,减少压力和焦虑,从而改善认知功能。一项研究表明,每天10-12分钟的冥想就能带来显著的益处。 积极肯定,即在运动或其他活动中大声说出积极的自我肯定,可以改善情绪、身体形象和认知功能。 充足的睡眠对认知功能至关重要,包括注意力、创造力和整体大脑功能。 Wendy Suzuki: 我的研究表明,规律运动可以改善情绪、认知功能和记忆力,并有助于减缓与年龄相关的认知能力下降。我个人也受益于规律运动,它不仅帮助我减重,还改善了我的工作效率和整体幸福感。 我进行了一项研究,对30-50岁低体能人群进行为期三个月的干预,结果表明,每周2-3次45分钟的有氧运动可以改善情绪、身体形象、运动动机以及认知功能(包括前额叶皮层功能和海马体记忆功能)。 另一项研究针对中等体能人群,结果表明,增加运动频率(每周2-3次到7次)可以进一步改善情绪和海马体记忆功能。 此外,积极肯定与运动相结合,可以产生协同效应,进一步提升情绪和认知功能。 总而言之,规律运动、冥想、充足的睡眠以及积极肯定等方法,可以有效提升注意力和记忆力,并有助于保持长期的认知健康。

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Dr. Suzuki explains the four key factors that contribute to making memories memorable: novelty, repetition, association, and emotional resonance. The interaction between the amygdala and hippocampus plays a crucial role in forming long-term memories, especially for emotionally significant events.
  • Novelty, repetition, association, and emotional resonance are key to memory formation.
  • The amygdala processes emotions and enhances hippocampal memory encoding.
  • The hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory of facts and events.

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My guest is Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D., Professor of Neural Science and Psychology and (soon) Dean of New York University, whose research focuses on memory, attention, brain plasticity and simple, daily habits that can be leveraged to improve learning, focus, memory and cognitive ability. We discuss the role of cardiovascular exercise, weight training, deliberate cold exposure, meditation, verbal affirmations, sleep, and other behavioral practices for enhancing learning, mood and stress management, and increasing attention span. Dr. Suzuki shares the mechanisms by which these practices change our brain in order to improve cognitive function fast and reduce age-related cognitive decline.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Learning & Memory

(00:03:02) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT

(00:07:27) How Memories Form 

(00:10:14) Hippocampus: Memory, Association & Imagination 

(00:16:20) Encoding Long-Term Memory

(00:18:48) One-Trial Memory

(00:21:56) Tool: Foundational Habits to Enhance Brain Performance 

(00:30:39) Exercise & Improved Memory, Making a “Big, Fat, Fluffy Hippocampus” 

(00:39:35) Cardiovascular Exercise, BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) 

(00:48:48) Neurogenesis (New Neuron Production) in Adults

(00:51:50) Effects of Exercise on Memory 

(00:56:31) Tool: Timing Daily Exercise, Cortisol 

(01:00:02) Age-Related Memory Loss, Daily Exercise 

(01:05:33) Tool: Exercise Protocol for Improving Cognition 

(01:12:17) Anticipating Exercise, Daily Habits & Behaviors  

(01:17:09) “Every Drop of Sweat Counts” – Exercise & Cognitive Function 

(01:20:58) Positive Affirmations & Mood 

(01:27:28) Meditation & Cognitive Performance 

(01:32:27) How Meditation Works, Focusing on the Present

(01:37:14) Tool: Strategies to Increase Attention 

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