In his TEDx talk, Dr. James Hyman highlights different insights about how the brain works and ways to hack your own brain for better cognition, happiness, and health. Dr. James Hyman studies how the brain processes and manipulates information essential for cognition and memory. His work draws on psychology, electrical engineering, physics, and computer science to understand the neural code and how it is affected by neurodegenerative disease. He is an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he has taught dozens of neuroscience courses and regularly speaks with the community about how the brain works. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx