Joe Rogan Experience #2450 - Tommy Wood

Summary

In this episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Dr. Tommy Wood, a neuroscientist and performance coach, discusses his insights on brain health and aging. He highlights the importance of mental fitness and shares strategies to keep the mind sharp as one ages. His upcoming book, 'The Stimulated Mind,' focuses on preventing dementia and enhancing cognitive function.

Key takeaways

• 1Tommy Wood, PhD, is an author and neuroscientist.
• 2His book 'The Stimulated Mind' is set to be released on March 24.
• 3The podcast 'Better Brain Fitness' is hosted by Tommy Wood.
• 4Strategies for maintaining mental fitness as one ages are discussed.
• 5Importance of brain health and preventing dementia is emphasized.

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Transcript excerpt

Joe Rogan podcast. Check it out. The Joe Rogan Experience. TRAIN BY DAY. JOE ROGAN PODCAST BY NIGHT. All day. All right. Nice to meet you, sir. Stimulated mind. A future proof for your brain. Is that possible? Future proof. Why can't I say that? I already I already have dementia. Future proof your brain from dementia and stay sharp at any age. um what first of all what prompted you to write this? So I've spent a long time working in a whole range of different spheres related to the brain. um how to treat newborn brain injury, how to treat and maybe even prevent certain traumatic brain injuries and concussions, looking at what affects long-term cognitive decline and dementia, as well as working with elite uh professional athletes, particularly Formula 1 drivers, trying to help them, you know, stay on top of their game for as long as possible. And I saw across all those different areas, there are these core things that the brain seems to thrive on that are required either for development or maintenance of cognitive function. And these are things that people can apply to themselves on a day-to-day basis, improve their focus um and well-being now and then long-term that translates to a lower risk of dementia. So is dementia and is it is a gen is it a genetic thing or is it a function of atrophy? Is it a combination of those things? It's a combination of those things. Certainly there's a genetic component. So maybe I will zoom out to start with and just think about like what is dementia? Dementia is the clinical diagnosis of losing so much cognitive function that you're not able to take care of yourself on a day-to-day basis. ...

Excerpt from The Joe Rogan Experience, Feb 6, 2026. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.