1.

Is there anything that you can do right now that would have an immediate, positive benefit for your
brain?
Yes, you can do physical activity.

2.What is the most complex structure known to humankind? Why?

This is our brain,which is exceptionally difficult to study

3.What are the key areas of our brains? What are they in charge of?
The first is the prefrontal cortex, critical for things like decision-making, our personality, focus, attention.
The second key area is hippocampus, critical for our ability to form and retain new long-term memories
for facts and events.

4.Why is the speaker so fascinated by brains, in particular the hippocampus?

She wants to understand how could it be that an event that lasts just a moment( like the first kiss) can
form a memory that lasts an entire life.

5.Did Wendy do anything unusual in science? What exactly?

Yes, she decided to completely switch her research program(the brain-changing effects of exercise)

6.How did she start exercising? What did she notice?

She started exercising after a river-rafting trip, where she was the weakest person. She noticed that
after every workout she tried, she has a great mood and energy boost.

7.What was the thought that had never gone through Wendy's mind before?
That her grant-writing is going well now(but grant-writing never goes well).

8.Why was grant-writing going really well?

Because she was able to focus her attention for longer than she had before.

9.What did she decide after realizing that she was doing an experiment on herself without even knowing
it?
She went to find literature about the effects of exercise on the brain.

10.What is the conclusion that Wendy came to after years of researching?

That exercise is the most transformative thing that we can do for our brain today.

11.Why is exercise the most transformative thing that we can do to our brains? Mention 3 reasons
1)it has immediate effects on our brain
2)it is improved attention function
3)it has protective effects on our brain

12.What is the minimum amount of exercise that you need to do?

3-4 times a week exercise(minimum 30 minutes)

13.How can you meet this demand? Do you necessarily need to go to the gym?
No, you can just add some extra walks or use house cleaning as exercise.

14.What is Wendy's goal now?

To understand the optimum exercise prescription for everyone and to maximize the effects of exercise.

15.What did Wendy do with her audience at the end of the talk?
She asked the audience to stand up and do simple exercises.

16.What was the final thought that the speaker left her audience with?
Bringing exercise in our life will protect our brain from incurable diseases, in addition to making our life
happier.