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curcumin functions to reduce inflammation and free radicals.  Curcumin also increases BDNF post TBI, which will improve synaptic plasticity, cognition, and memory.  

High saturated fat and sugar diet causes reduced BDNF in the hippocampus.  This is an animal model.  The effect was a reduction in spacial learning.    Dietary choice can effect the neuroplasticity and learning capacity of the hippocampus.

DHA enriched diet plus exercis improved cognition through a increase in brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).  The result was increased neuroplasticity.  Additionally, they were shown to reduce hippocampal lipid peroxidation.

L-theanine increases BDNF production in hippocampus.  Action also found to occur through NMDA stimulation.

l-Theanine's positive effects found to occur through BDNF and a decrease in the cortisol:DHEA ratio.  This study looked at schizophrenic patients.

I like the inclusion of western medicine and more "natural" medicine in the biochemical treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Brief review of BDNF.

Good discussion of sensory processing disruption, dopamine, and BDNF.  This study specifically looked at a monkey model.

great review of BDNF and neurogenesis.

Animal study finds that DHA increases BDNF increasing neuroplasticity.

This rat model found that EGCG promoted neuro-recovery and neuroprotection through BDNF and GDNF in spinal cord injury model.

BDNF can be found and followed in saliva

BDNF promotes neurogenesis

BDNF correlates with Estradiol in women.

CBD increases BDNF--neuroplasticity.

animal study finds that HBOT reduced stroke infarct size, increased neurogenesis, increased BDNF, and reduced MPO.

Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity are under epigenetic control.  Stress and aging downregulate adult neurogenesis; whereas physical activity, environment enrichment and learning/memory increase.  Check out figure 1.  Exercise increases BDNF and hence neuroplasticity.  This was a synRas mouse study.

The absolute best way to promote neurogenesis is through exercise.  This is through an increase in BDNF.  There are ways to augment this: curcumin, n-3, nutrition...  The concept that the brain doesn't heal is out the window.

Fantastic read on the biochemical benefits of calorie restriction and a ketogenic diet.

Huperzine A increases production of Nerve Growth Factor and Brain derived growth Factor.

Stress impacts your genome = epigenetic.