In this episode of SoberHead podcast Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD welcomes Dr. Tommy Wood, MD, PhD. Dr. Tommy is a neuroscientist, brain health researcher, and performance expert working with elite athletes and Formula One drivers. He explains how we can build a more resilient brain across life.

The conversation explores Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline, women’s brain health, menopause, hormone therapy, brain injury, sleep, creatine, social connection, dancing, sensory loss, and cognitive reserve. Dr. Wood explains why women carry a higher burden of Alzheimer’s disease, why midlife and perimenopause may become a “risk amplification period,” and why symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia may matter deeply for cognitive health.

He also shares his 3S model: Stimulus, Supply, and Support, showing why the brain needs meaningful cognitive challenge, healthy blood flow, metabolic health, key nutrients, sleep, recovery, and real-life human connection. From dancing and learning new skills to correcting hearing or vision loss, improving sleep, supporting nutrient status, and understanding traumatic brain injury, this episode offers a practical and science-based roadmap for protecting the brain and aging with more cognitive strength.

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Special thanks to T.C. Istanbul Gedik University https://www.gedik.edu.tr/en/
Dr. Tommy Wood, MD Website: https://www.drtommywood.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/

00:00-06:04 Introduction to Dr. Tommy Wood: Neuroscience, Newborn Brain Injury & Formula One Performance
06:04-09:47 Why Do Women Have More Alzheimer’s Disease Than Men?
09:47-14:10 Menopause, Estrogen & the Brain: What Do We Really Know?
14:10-17:41 Why Smart, Successful Men Can Still Develop Alzheimer’s
17:41-19:50 Early-Onset vs. Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
19:50-20:31 The 3S Model: Stimulus, Supply & Support for Brain Health
20:31-23:13 Why Modern Life Overstimulates and Understimulates the Brain
23:13-25:26 Why Dancing May Be One of the Best Exercises for the Brain
25:26-29:26 Social Connection, Loneliness & Dementia Risk
29:26-32:36 Can Biohacking Replace Real Human Connection?
32:36-34:50 Sports, TMS, VR & Cognitive Training: Can We Train the Brain?
34:50-38:57 Ellen Langer, Mindset & Aging: Can Thinking Younger Change Biology?
38:57-40:33 Brain “Supply”: Blood Flow, Blood Sugar, Nutrients & Dementia Risk
40:33-44:05 Creatine for Brain Health, Memory, Depression & Sleep Deprivation
44:05-51:33 Sleep, Glymphatic Clearance & Cognitive Decline
51:33-55:21 Hearing, Vision, Smell Loss & Dementia Risk
55:21-57:29 Traumatic Brain Injury, CTE & Long-Term Brain Inflammation
57:29-1:04:07 Can We Recover From Brain Injury? Nutrients, Exercise & Plasticity
1:04:07-1:06:36 Wrap up.

*About Ayık Kafa* Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD, took her studies, starting from her personal treatment experiences and continuing with her clinical psychology education, to the next level by completing her PhD focused on Addiction. Dr. Esra in Ayık Kafa podcast discusses the world’s latest technologies, protocols, products and research in the fields of Biohacking and Longevity, while sharing first-hand information and experiences about the Disease of Addiction, as well as her latest academic studies.

*About Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD* Longevilab’s founder, Dr. Esra, is a United States and internationally trained clinical psychologist and a certified addiction therapist in New York. She served as International Development Advisor on the Yale University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Advisory Board. She is the founder and supervisor of Gaziantep Oya Bahadır Yüksel Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Esra is the designer and implementer of the Turkey Rehabilitation Model. Dr. Esra founded the Contemporary Addiction Studies Association (ÇABAÇAD) in order to combat Turkey’s growing addiction problem.

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