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BrainShape Podcast

Jul 30, 2019

Welcome to Part 2 of our three-part series on happy brain chemicals: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. In this series, we're covering how your happy brain chemicals work and how your everyday actions impact their flow.

If you missed last week’s episode (#20), I suggest you go back and listen to it first,...


Jul 23, 2019

In the next three episodes (three-part series), we will cover the topic of happy brain chemicals: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. We will cover how they work and how your everyday actions impact their flow.

Our guest Dr. Loretta Breuning, Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, helps people manage the ups...


Jul 16, 2019

Physical exercise is good for your body and your brain. In this episode, we'll be talking about the benefits of regular exercise and different ways you can get your body moving. The content from this episode was originally a guest blog post written by Jackie Cotton – a physiotherapist. Jackie has worked both...


Jul 9, 2019

Our mission at BrainShape is to share brain health research and inspiration with adults aged 60+ to help them build their own brain health journey. We can talk about the 4 key pillars of brain health: physical fitness, food & nutrition, socializing and mental consideration (such as sleep, mental exercise, and...


Jul 2, 2019

The billion-dollar brain training industry would have you believe that playing brain games on your computer or mobile device will help boost your mental functioning, but the scientific research on the matter tells a different story. Today I will share with you my story as a young graduate student trying to unlock...