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Dr. Dominic Ng

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Dr. Dominic Ng

@DrDominicNg

I’m a neuroscientist sharing ways to build a healthier brain | PhD Candidate | Join 130k+ readers → brainhealthdecoded.com

United Kingdom

Joined May 2025

Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 27, 2025
What you do in private always shows in public. Reading shows in conversations. Your workouts show in your physique. Your diet shows in your energy. Your discipline shows in your confidence. Your focus shows in your results. You are what you cultivate when no one is watching.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Aug 25, 2025
Your brain doesn’t care about your intentions. It cares about your repetitions. Repeat what you want to remember. Repeat who you want to become.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Jun 30, 2025
Microsoft claims their new AI framework diagnoses 4x better than doctors. I'm a medical doctor and I actually read the paper. Here's my perspective on why this is both impressive AND misleading ... 🧵
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 17, 2025
Stop taking your phone to the bathroom. Stop using your phone when you’re eating. Stop checking it during every moment of downtime. The brain wasn’t designed for this level of stimulation. Try experimenting with doing nothing again.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Aug 24, 2025
Repetition rewires Repetition rewires Repetition rewires Your brain rewires what you repeat - for better or worse. Neuroplasticity doesn’t know the difference. Be mindful of what you repeat.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 12, 2025
Every time you say “this is new for me” instead of “I’m bad at this,” you allow your brain space to learn instead of shut down. That’s neuroplasticity in real time.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 11, 2025
"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius 2,000 years later, as a neuroscientist, I can tell you he was right. Philosophy discovered what neuroscience proved: You're not stuck with the brain you have. You're building the brain you're becoming.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Aug 25, 2025
I’m a neuroscientist. The healthiest brain isn’t the one with the most supplements. It’s the one with the most high-quality inputs: light, movement, whole food, deep relationships, meaningful work. The best prescriptions are often free.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Aug 30, 2025
Google mapped ONE millimeter of brain tissue at nanoscale resolution - revealing 57,000 cells and 150 million synapses. Each connection can be strengthened, weakened, or completely rebuilt based on what you choose to focus on today. That's the power of neuroplasticity.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Jun 2, 2025
While everyone was obsessing over CRISPR, a small team just quietly published a paper in Science solving genetic medicine's biggest problem. They created a system that can fix thousands of different mutations at once. Here's how they did it 🧵
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 19, 2025
New study found blocking mobile internet for 2 weeks led to: 1. 73% better well-being 2. 70% improved mental health 3. 59% sharper focus/attention Why? They found making phones “just phones” led to more exercise, socialising & time in nature.
Nicholas Fabiano, MD
@NTFabiano
Sep 17, 2025
2 weeks without smartphone internet significantly improved sustained attention. The effects were similar to being 10 years younger.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 17, 2025
New research reveals sleep loss triggers the same metabolic dysfunction seen in Alzheimer's. Here's the mechanism – and the fixes that work:
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Sep 13, 2025
Combining aerobic + resistance exercise is linked with 32% improved cognitive function in a new meta-analysis of 35 studies. Don't skip weights. Don't skip cardio. Try to do both.
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Dr. Dominic Ng
@DrDominicNg
Oct 1, 2025
I’m a neuroscientist. You’d never keep your dog inside for 10 hours without a walk, skip its meals, or keep it up all night - so why treat your brain that way? Take yourself for a walk.
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