Why fasting bolsters brain power: Mark Mattson at TEDx Johns Hopkins University By drsDecember 26, 2017 Categories: Health Tags: ALS, Alzheimers, BDNF, fasting, FGF, Intermittent Fasting, ketones, Mark Mattson, mitochondiria, neurogenesis, oxidative stress, Parkinson's Interesting presentation on brain power when intermittent fasting. I notice great mental clarity while I fast. The Fasting Cure – Upton Sinclair