Parkinson's biology and substantia nigra vulnerability

Episode 98 of Father-Offspring Interviews. This episode includes discussion of why blood pressure increase in exercise is a good thing, how loss of smell foreshadows Parkinson’s, and whether neural implants could be used to increase cognitive strength.

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00:00 Intro

00:00:14 Question 1 (Benefits of exercise)

00:09:56 Question 2 (Parkinson’s smell loss)

00:18:31 Question 3 (Neural implants)