This is just the next generation of exercise. We've got the physical exercise components down. And now it's about working out how can we actually train our minds.

Dr. Brewer is trying to understand how mindfulness can alter the functioning of the brain. He uses a cap lined with 128 electrodes, we're gonna start filling each of these 128 wells with conduction gel.

The electrodes are able to pick up signals from the posterior cingulate part of a brain network linked to memory and emotion.

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