[BONUS] Cleaning up brain junk while you sleep and new neurons from exercise: Tiny Show and Tell Us #5

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In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we cover neurogenesis in adulthood (yes! your brain can make new neurons even as you age), the link between exercise and increased neurogenesis in the hippocampus, and the implications that could have for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. We continue on our brain-focused episode with the role cerebrospinal fluid plays in cleaning out your brain while you sleep and how its movement is in fact influenced by your brain waves.
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1. [BONUS] Cleaning up brain junk while you sleep and new neurons from exercise: Tiny Show and Tell Us #5 (00:00:00)

2. New brain cells in adulthood and how exercise may play a role (00:00:46)

3. How brainwaves impact the flow of your brain's cleaner: cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (00:10:08)

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