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b'Dr. Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University. She was also recently appointed as Dean of NYU\\u2019s College of Arts & Science.\\xa0\\nIn her book,\\xa0Good Anxiety, Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion,\\xa0she used new and established neuroscience to share how we can harness our fears to feel better, think better, and do better. We discuss why anxiety is so misunderstood and how we can turn it into a superpower. Much of it is pretty darn practical.\\xa0\\nHer other book is called Health Brain, Happy Life, here she discusses how we have the power to activate our brains.\\xa0\\nHer favorite line: Exercise is the most transformative thing we can do for our brain today.\\xa0\\nHer major research interest continues to be brain plasticity. She is best known for her extensive work studying areas in the brain critical for our ability to form and retain new long-term memories. More recently her work has focused on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans.\\xa0\\nResources: wendysuzuki.com\\nFind free meditations at choosemuse.com/meditationstudio\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'