MINDRAMP PODCASTS
BRAIN HEALTH
MENTAL MANAGEMENT
A GOOD DEATH
Let's not just fade away; let's FLOURISH as we age!
The MINDRAMP Podcasts focus on three key components that have been shown to contribute to flourishing in the later years of your life. You will find mini-series of episodes that explore each component.
1) Keeping your brain and body healthy - see The Roots of Brain Health
2) Managing your mental states - see Flourishing
3) Planning the kind of death you want to have - (coming 10/1/24))
You will also find the occasional episodes that focus social concerns that I feel have an impact on our well-being, for example "Elections."
MINDRAMP PODCASTS
BRAIN - Glial Cells Are Running Our Brains, an Interview with Dr. Jeff Darling
When you think of brain cells, you probably think of neurons. That's perfectly understandable. Discussions of the brain almost always focus on neurons. But there is another family of brain cells, (glial cells) that, by some estimates, outnumber neurons by 10 to 1!. Even if the the percentage is more like 50/50, that's a lot of cells - billions!
Based on what I have read, I have a sneaking suspicion that glial cells are in charge of the brain! Yup. Neurons are the work horses, but glial cells hold the reins. In this episode, I discuss the mysteries of glial cells with Dr. Jeff Darling. We discuss the four basic types of glial cells and what they do - and why I think they are running the show.
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