Biohack Your Brain Quotes

“Untreated hearing loss can actually drive up dementia risk by 50 percent in five years, also boosting the likelihood of depression by 40 percent in the same time.”
― Kristen Willeumier, Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power

“According to the New York Times, “hearing loss in the largest modifiable risk factor for developing dementia, exceeding that of smoking, high blood pressure, lack of exercise, and social isolation.”
― Kristen Willeumier, Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power

“An individual neuron can connect to more than ten thousand other neurons through synapses, or junctions that allow cells to pass electrical messages, chemical signals, and other information. This level of connectivity keeps our brain insanely busy, capable of making more than 100 trillion connections. To put this number into perspective, 100 trillion is about one thousand times the number of stars in our galaxy.”
― Kristen Willeumier, Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power