Ocean swimming... and a healthy brain
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Seena Mathew is Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. As a neurobiologist, she studies the effects of swimming on the brain, which are many! You can read her article in The Conversation (Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities) or tune in here! Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License: The brain cells strike back - Lofi Factory Stuck in my brain - Atch Planetary alignment - Dr Brain Sapphire - Tobu Photo from StockSnap
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