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A neurotoxic lifestyle, on the other hand, sends the brain into rapid decline. When the brain is exposed to toxins—whether these toxins are pollutants, stressful relationships, impoverished environments, financial strains, or lack of nutrition—the brain tries to avoid them and shuts down to protect itself from further noxious exposure. The brain’s

Our most surprising finding was a white spot in the left frontal lobe of the cortex, in a region called Broca’s area. In this case the change in color meant that there was a significant decrease in that part of the brain.

In general, the default setting of the brain is to overestimate threats, underestimate opportunities, and underestimate resources both for coping with threats and for fulfilling opportunities. Then we update these beliefs with information that confirms them, while ignoring or rejecting information that doesn’t. There are even regions in the amygdal

Toward the center of the skull is a golf ball–sized lump of tissue that is similar to what you might find inside the head of a fish, reptile, or mammal.1.12 This is the basal ganglia, an oval of cells that, for years, scientists didn’t understand very well, except for suspicions that it played a role in diseases such as Parkinson’s.

Low vitamin D has been associated with neurological and psychological problems that range from fatigue and depression to schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. Low vitamin D has also been associated with low BDNF and a thinner cortex.