While the hippocampus itself doesn't store memories, it serves to triage our experiences based upon their survival significance. David Perlmutter baseexperiencehippocampus Change image and share on social
Parkinson's is described as a progressive idiopathic neurodegenerative disorder, a brain disease that will worsen with time for which no cause has as yet been identified. David Perlmutter braindiseasedisorder Change image and share on social
Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases, it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices. David Perlmutter activitybringcase share on social
Children need to be exploring their physical world. They need to be learning the fundamental laws of physics by manipulating objects. David Perlmutter childexplorefundamental Change image and share on social
Shoot for a total of no more than 80 grams of carbs in your daily diet. This means favoring vegetables that grow above ground like kale, broccoli, spinach, and cauliflower as opposed to those that store carbohydrate in the form of starch like potatoes and beets. David Perlmutter beetbroccolicarb share on social
From the earliest moments of life, children begin to learn the fundamentals of language. The most powerful influence for effective language development are the verbal interactions with caregivers. David Perlmutter begincaregiverchild Change image and share on social
Mental fitness is served by consciously redirecting our attention away from the constant bombardment from the media whose reason to be seems to be focused on keeping us in a state of constant alert. David Perlmutter alertattentionbombardment Change image and share on social
Inflammation is the cornerstone of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis - all of the neurodegenerative diseases are really predicated on inflammation. David Perlmutter alzheimercornerstonedisease Change image and share on social
Memory enhancement self-help programs abound and promise improved memory performance by the utilization of any number of seemingly unique techniques focused on the context of how information is encoded. David Perlmutter aboundcontextencode share on social
Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet. David Perlmutter braincarbohydratediet Change image and share on social
