For the first time ever I’m putting off, in my mind – because, unfortunately, I can’t in real life – my birthday. This isn’t my style at all (at least so it seems to me). Usually I arrange everything as soon as possible, not leaving anything for the last minute, because otherwise I’d have to think about it all the time and it wouldn’t give me any peace.
But maybe after 40 that’s just how
Giving your gray matter a workout is a great idea, but the brain can also benefit hugely from mere physical activity. In her conversation with Sylwia Niemczyk, Dr. Joanna Podgórska, a neurobiologist and science popularizer, explains how physical exercise impacts our memory and thinking.
Dr. Podgórska talks about biology and chemistry in such an engaging and lucid way that thousands of people follow her on Instagram. She promotes a healthy lifestyle, referring not only to her own experience but also to research findings from all over the world. Podgórska gave up her academic career (although that’s not final!) to popularize science. In her recent book Tak działa mózg (How the Brain Works), she argues that we’re not helpless when aging. We can reverse the effects of aging or, even better, prevent them from happening. We simply need to make some effort.
