Building Your Best Brain

A podcast and free resource for anyone curious about neuroscience, cognitive health, and tools that actually work—straight from someone who’s in the lab and understands the human brain.

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Ep 43 - The Balanced Brain Series: The Neuroscience of Boredom
Ep 43 - The Balanced Brain Series: The Neuroscience of Boredom

Welcome to Building Your Best Brain, the podcast where we explore neuroscience-backed principles to help you build resilience, regulate stress, and show up as the fullest version of yourself.

It is an exciting time because we are starting a new series on this podcast all about the balanced brain! Not a perfect brain that never comes across any obstacles but a brain that is flexible, resilient and able to come to a balanced place more easily. 

We are focusing on boredom! We cover;

  • What boredom looks like in our brain 

  • How to integrate boredom into your life 

  • What do to when you resist boredom

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Ep2: Cells that Fire Together Wire Together - the Science, the History and the Principle

Welcome to Building Your Best Brain Podcast! In this episode we: Sylvie’s favorite saying in all of neuroscience research! What is a neuron? What are the building blocks of a circuit in the brain? Excitatory vs. inhibitory neurotransmitters. Dr. Donald Hebb “Hebbian Learning”. The famous rhythm by Dr. Carla Shatz. The break-through research that brought it to life. What is neuroplasticity?

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Ep1: How to Befriend Your Brain

Welcome to the FIRST episode of Building Your Best Brain Podcast! In this episode we: Sylvie’s journey to brain health. How your brain is always communicating with you. How to be mindful when you talk about your mind. How to make small actionable steps and avoid wellness/health overwhelm. Using your intuition as a guide. What you can expect from this podcast in the future.

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