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Hosted by Josh Turknett, MD · science · EN · 100 episodes
Hosted by Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood, Better Brain Fitness explores the frontiers of how to keep our brain fit and healthy, so that we can perform at our best and do the things that we love for as long as possible.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood, Better Brain Fitness explores the frontiers of how to keep our brain fit and healthy, so that we can perform at our best and do the things that we love for as long as possible.
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood is hosted by Josh Turknett, MD. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Your Brain's 400 Miles of Blood Vessels (Interview with Dr. Jason Hinman)" (2 October 2026, 49 minutes), "Josh's new book: The Genius and the Impostor" (3 August 2026, 18 minutes), and "Preventing the Wrong Kind of Brain Plasticity, with Dr. Henry Mahncke" (3 June 2026, 64 minutes).
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood's contact route on record: verified email.
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Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Your brain runs on roughly 400 miles of blood vessels, and most of them are too small to see on a standard scan. Vascular neurologist Dr. Jason Hinman of UCLA studies how those tiny vessels keep the brain's white matter...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
To grab your copy of the book, head to GeniusAndImpostor.com . To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Henry Mahncke is the CEO of Posit Science and the creator of BrainHQ , the most researched brain training platform in the world. A neuroscientist who did his PhD with Michael Merzenich, considered the father of adult...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Can a shingles vaccine cut your dementia risk by 20%? A series of landmark studies — published in Nature, Cell, and JAMA — say yes. In this episode, Tommy unpacks the research: how natural experiments in four countries...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
A recent study published in Nature Medicine claims a blood test can predict when you'll develop Alzheimer's disease, and it got a lot of attention. But how well does it actually work, and should you rush out and get...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
In this episode, we discuss a study published in PLOS One that compared living brain tissue to post-mortem brain tissue and found dramatic molecular differences between the two. The findings raise serious questions...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
In this episode, we explore a rigorous meta-analysis examining how action video games, particularly first and third-person shooters, affect cognitive function in young adults. The research reveals promising evidence...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
In this episode, we dig into a recent McGill University study on computerized cognitive training and its effects on brain chemistry in older adults. What you'll learn: Why certain brain training games reversed a decade...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
In this episode, we dive into guidelines to figure out what all the fuss is about, whether that fuss is warranted, and whether we should even be issuing dietary guidelines to begin with! Topics and Questions Covered The...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Much of what we talk about on Better Brain Fitness resolves around the demand-driven decline model we published. Well...a new study just published in Nature Communications gave that model the best test to date, and the...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
In this episode, we tackle a question from listener Carolyn in Michigan about the potential cognitive impacts of long-term hearing loss. What You'll Learn: The research linking hearing loss to increased dementia risk...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
You may have heard the alarming headline about a recent study that showed the typical brain had about a teaspoon of microplastics inside of it. And that amount appears to be increasing each year. In equally alarming...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Checklist to essential...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Click here to grab Ben's new book, "Why Your Brain Needs Friends"! To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Checklist to essential...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Click here to pre-order a copy of Dr. Wood's book, The Stimulated Mind! To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Click here to check out James's book, Regenerative Performance . To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Checklist to essential...
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to...
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Author of "Why Brains Need Friends - The Neuroscience Of Social Connection", Stanford University
neurodegenerative disease, cognitive health and decline expert, University of Washington
Human Performance Scientist, Warcradle Studios
MD, psychiatrist, nutritional psychiatry expert, Harvard
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