Dr. Wendy Suzuki

You have one on the right and the left.

And deep down in the temporal lobe, we can't see it from the surface, is the structure called the hippocampus, critical for our ability to learn and retain new long-term memories for facts and events.

And that is the structure where new brain cells can grow if you exercise regularly.

On the East Coast, yes.

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Here is a little tour of the human brain.

Frontal lobe, prefrontal cortex right behind the forehead is right here.

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The other lobes are the temporal lobe right here, right behind the ear.

That's where this sits.

Occipital lobe is at the back of the head.

This is your primary visual cortex.

So if you lost your eyes, you couldn't see, but if you had damage of these two areas, you would also be blind because you need your brain to process visual information.

Parietal lobe is up here.

And you could also see some key areas if I turn it over like this.

This is the pons on the other side of the cerebellum, critical for fine motor movements.

Walking is actually very, very complicated.

Without a functioning cerebellum, you can't walk smoothly simply down the street.

Motor cortex is absolutely benefited by regular exercise.

But so much more is.