Lifestyle and brain health

Your food, medicine, sleep, social interaction...?

Would you be willing to change things if it would help you to keep your brain fit?

The Global Brain Health Survey received responses from people in eighty-one countries worldwide, and a quarter of these were from the Netherlands. The researchers use their responses to map out how people think about brain health on a worldwide scale. Recently, we set up a video call with Lifebrain researchers Laura Nawijn in Amsterdam, and Nanna Grit Fredheim in Oslo, to find out what the current status of the survey is.

Fatty fish such as salmon and sardines contain omega-3 fatty acids that have been found to have beneficial effects for the heart, brain and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. It is possible to test your level of omega-3, known as the omega-3 Index.

What do we know about the effects of mindfulness meditation and yoga on the brain? Could it be that taking up or continuing with one of these fashionable practices in 2018 will benefit your brain?

Oxford’s neuroscientists answer some questions from The Big Brain Competition