Neurobic ExerciseNeurobic ExerciseKethsada VanneeKethsada VanneePhysiotherapist Physiotherapist

at Chiva-Som International Health at Chiva-Som International Health ResortResort

ObjectivesObjectives

• To know what is neurobic exercise.To know what is neurobic exercise.• To know how to do neurobic To know how to do neurobic

exercise.exercise.• To improve your brain to be smart.To improve your brain to be smart.

ContentContent

• Introduction of neurobic exerciseIntroduction of neurobic exercise• Forgetfulness & Alzheimer Forgetfulness & Alzheimer • MemoryMemory• What is neurobic exerciseWhat is neurobic exercise• How to do neurobic exerciseHow to do neurobic exercise

“He was just in a Broadway show with, um, what ‘s her name. Oh , God, you know who I mean”

Forgetfulness

Confusion

Alzheimer’s disease

• A team of American and Swedish A team of American and Swedish scientist demonstrated of first time scientist demonstrated of first time in 1998 in 1998

• “ “ New brain cell are New brain cell are generated in adult humans”generated in adult humans”

• Dr. Fred Gage. New cell growth. Nature medicine, Dr. Fred Gage. New cell growth. Nature medicine, Sweden,1998Sweden,1998

“ “ The aging Brain, however, The aging Brain, however, continue to have a continue to have a remarkable ability to grow”remarkable ability to grow”

Dr. Michael Merzenich Dr. Michael Merzenich

MemoryMemory

Our Underused SensesOur Underused Senses

What is Neurobic What is Neurobic ExerciseExercise

• The exercise program calls for The exercise program calls for presenting the brain with nonroutine presenting the brain with nonroutine or unexpected experinces using or unexpected experinces using various combinations of your various combinations of your physical senses- vision, smell, touch, physical senses- vision, smell, touch, test and hearing as well your test and hearing as well your emotional “ sense “emotional “ sense “

Concept of Neurobic Concept of Neurobic ExerciseExercise

• Dr. Lawrence C.Katz’ Dr. Lawrence C.Katz’ PhdPhd

• “ “ The basic idea The basic idea behind brain exercise behind brain exercise is to use brain’s is to use brain’s natural desire to form natural desire to form associations, to do associations, to do things in different things in different ways that cause it to ways that cause it to form new form new associations”associations”

What Make an Exercise What Make an Exercise neurobicneurobic

1.1. Involve one or more of your sense Involve one or more of your sense

in novel contextin novel context

2. Engage your attention2. Engage your attention

3. Break a routine activity in an 3. Break a routine activity in an unexpected unexpected

What Happen in the Brain What Happen in the Brain with Neurobicwith Neurobic

Brain GrowthBrain Growth

Size nerve of Size nerve of

dendritesdendrites

Connecting Connecting

BrainBrain

NeurotophineNeurotophine

Neurobic Neurobic

ExerciseExercise

Questions?Questions?