Your brain is not just where you think. It is where your memory, sleep, behaviour, movement, judgement, personality and identity are being built every day.

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. Mazda Turel takes us inside the human brain from awake brain surgery and brain tumour cases to sleep, alcohol, smoking, screen addiction, dopamine detox, AI, neuroplasticity and spine health. He explains what actually happens inside the brain when we sleep less, drink more, sit for too long, outsource thinking to AI, or ignore early neurological symptoms.

This conversation also explores the surprising ways brain tumours can change a person’s humour, appetite, smell, emotions and personality and why the brain remains one of the most powerful, fragile and mysterious organs in the body.

You’ll learn about:

Awake brain surgery and how surgeons protect speech and movement

The 10% brain myth and how much of the brain we really use

Sleep, the glymphatic system and brain detox

Alcohol, smoking and their effect on brain health

Text neck, spine pain and posture damage

Dopamine detox, screen overstimulation and AI’s effect on thinking

Neuroplasticity, ageing and how to keep the brain active

Watch this episode if you care about brain health, neuroscience, sleep, focus, ageing, and what modern life is quietly doing to your mind.