Let's Talk Brain Health! 🧠
by Virtual Brain Health Center
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About this podcast
What can you do today to care for your brain? 🎙 "Let's Talk Brain Health!" is where science meets story. We bring together the world's leading experts—neuroscientists, physicians, psychologists, nutritionists—and the 'lived experience' experts navigating brain health journeys firsthand, to answer the biggest questions about memory, cognition, and dementia prevention. We dive into the brain health science, push the limits of knowledge, and deliver takeaways you can use today. For health enthusiasts, caregivers, clinicians—plus FREE accredited CEs on ALL episodes for select medical providers.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 83 episodes
- The Science of Pacing: Managing Your Energy for Everyday Brain Health with Elizabeth Svoboda · 40 min · Episode 83For distance runners, the art of pacing is as essential as breathing. Yet outside the sporting realm, regulating our tempo is far less intuitive — and we rarely connect our…
- From What Is The Matter With You To What Matters To You: Social Prescribing & Brain Health with Kate (Webb) Berk, BS · 39 min · Episode 82What if the most important question in healthcare is not what is the matter with you — but what matters to you? In this episode of the Let's Talk Brain Health! Podcast, Dr…
- Play Your Way to a Stronger Brain: Video Games, Wearables & Brain Health with Dr. Julia Scott, Ph.D. · 35 min · Episode 81For a long time, video games and brain health existed in completely separate conversations. Games were entertainment — a guilty pleasure at best, a concern at worst. That is…
- What Is Brain Fog and What Can You Actually Do About It? with Dr. Reza Hosseini Ghomi, MD, MSc · 33 min · Episode 80You know something is off. The word you were reaching for is gone. The thought dissolves before you finish it. You read the same sentence three times and still cannot hold onto…
- Your Body Is Talking — Are You Listening? A Brain Care Story of Chronic Pain, Nervous System Health & Recovery with Nora Rodden, MS, MBA · 40 min · Episode 79What if the symptoms your body was sending you were trying to tell you something your mind had not yet figured out how to hear? In this episode of the Let's Talk Brain Health!…
- More Walking, Less Dementia: What Your Feet Are Telling Your Brain About Health and Longevity with Dr. Courtney Conley, DC & Dr. Milica McDowell, DPT · 44 min · Episode 78This podcast episode is a conversation from the Neuro Nook (book club) where Dr. Krystal Culler and co-host Heather Elwell spoke with the authors of the National Bestseller Walk…
- Hardwired for the Negative–But Not Stuck There: the Negativity Bias & The Science of Gratitude with Dr. Diego Salinas, MD, NBC-HWC · 45 min · Episode 77Your brain is not working against you. It is working for you — the best way it knows how. But sometimes that wiring gets in the way. In this episode of the Let's Talk Brain…
- Sunlight Is the Unspoken Nutrient: Vision, Light & Brain Health with Dr. Marion Van Horn, PhD · 39 min · Episode 76When was the last time you stepped outside and just looked up? Not at your phone. Not at a screen. Just up — at the sky, the light, the world around you. If it has been a while…
- Why Your Brain Needs Play: Creativity, Confidence & Connection with Rachael Renae · 42 min · Episode 75What if one of the most powerful tools for your brain health has been sitting on the shelf since childhood — and you just forgot to pick it back up? In this episode of the Let's…
- The Arts as the Fifth Pillar of Health: Brain Health, Longevity, and Dementia Prevention with Dr. Daisy Fancourt, Ph.D. · 34 min · Episode 74**This special podcast episode was recorded live as part of the Virtual Brain Health Center’s Neuro Nook book club, where readers explored The Art Cure together before welcoming…
- Brain Health In Action: How Youth Are Leading Change in Their Communities with Shawn, Manasvi, and Nandita · 49 min · Episode 73What happens when young people move beyond awareness and start taking action on brain health in their schools and communities? In this special episode of the Let’s Talk Brain…
- The Science of the Human-Animal Bond: How Pets Support Your Brain Health & How You Support Theirs with Dr. Etana Berger, Ph.D. · 37 min · Episode 72Pets are part of millions of households. For many people, they are companions, family members, and daily sources of connection. Research shows these relationships also influence…
- What Brain Health Experts Are Talking About Right Now: Science Updates from Brain Week 2026 · 48 min · Episode 71Brain science does not stand still. New research continues to reshape how we think about memory, prevention, nutrition, and lifelong cognitive health. In this special Brain Week…
- Gaslighting and Brain Health: Recognizing Manipulation and Protecting Your Mind with Dr. Jennifer Fraser, Ph.D. · 46 min · Episode 70Gaslighting does not only affect your emotions. It affects your brain. In this episode, Dr. Krystal Culler and Heather Elwell sit down with Dr. Jennifer Fraser, author of The…
- Brain-Based Behavior Change: How to Build Healthy Habits in Daily Life with Trish Turo, MS, NBC-HWC · 42 min · Episode 69Episode Summary Why is it so difficult to change habits even when you deeply care about the goal? In this episode of the Let’s Talk Brain Health Podcast, Dr. Krystal Culler, DBH…
- Music and Memory Care: How Your “Time of Life” Songs Support Cognitive and Emotional Health with Shannon Wallace, CDP, CDC · 40 min · Episode 68Music reaches your brain fast! It activates memory, movement, emotion, and connection in seconds. In this episode, host Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, MA, sat down with Shannon…
- The Brain Behind Addiction: Inside A Transformational Care Model-Where Hope Meets Science with Dr. Amber Deckard, Psy.D. · 37 min · Episode 67In this episode, Dr. Amber Deckard, a neuropsychologist and leader in neurocognitive assessments at Caron's neuropsychological services, shares insights into the brain-first…
- How Digital Cognitive Assessments Support Brain Health: Real World Insights with Professor Adrian Owen, Ph.D. of Creyos · 39 min · Episode 66In this episode of the Let's Talk Brain Health! Podcast, we were joined by Professor Adrian Owen, a globally recognized neuroscientist, author, and Chief Scientific Officer of…
- What the Latest Brain Training Science Means for Your Brain Health: A Conversation with the Lead Developer of BrainHQ, Dr. Henry Mahncke, Ph.D. · 48 min · Episode 65In this episode, we explore the science of brain fitness and how targeted brain training exercises can strengthen key brain systems with Dr. Henry Mahncke, Ph.D.. Dr. Mahncke…
- Exploring Brain Health Through Reading and Book Club Engagement with LeAnne Stuver and Heather Elwell · 42 min · Episode 64In this episode, we delve into the incredible benefits of reading for brain health with guests Leanne Stuver, a nurse educator and Director of Lifelong Learning, and Heather…
