The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity

What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler or play Rachmaninoff without breaking a sweat? A growing understanding of neuroplasticity suggests these fantasies could one day become reality. Neuroplasticity may also be the key to solving diseases like Alzheimer’s, depression, and autism. In this program, leading neuroscientists discuss their most recent findings and both the tantalizing possibilities and pitfalls for our future cognitive selves.
PARTICIPANTS: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Nim Tottenham, Carla Shatz
MODERATOR: Guy McKhann
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TOPICS:
- Opening film 00:00
- What is neuroplasticity? 03:53
- Participant introductions 04:21
- Structure of the brain 05:21
- Is the brain fundamentally unwired at the start? 07:02
- Why does the process of human brain development seem inefficient? 08:30
- Balancing stability and plasticity 10:43
- Critical periods of brain development 13:01
- Extended human childhood development compared to other animals 14:54
- Stability and. plasticity in the visual system 17:37
- Reopening the visual system 25:13
- Pros and cons of brain plasticity vs. stability 27:28
- Plasticity in the autistic brain 29:55
- What is Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) 31:25
- Phases of emotional development 33:10
- Schizophrenia and plasticity 37:40
- Recovery from brain injury 40:24
- Modern rehabilitation techniques 47:21
- Holy grail of Neuroscience 50:12
- Enhancing memory performance as we age 53:37
- Regulating emotions 57:19
PROGRAM CREDITS:
- Produced by Nils Kongshaug
- Associate Produced by Christine Driscoll
- Opening film written / produced by Vin Liota
- Music provided by APM
- Additional images and footage provided by: Getty Images, Shutterstock, Videoblocks
This program was recorded live at the 2018 World Science Festival and has been edited and condensed for KZbin.

[@sgp21111]

Neuroplasticity and brain reprogramming should be subjects taught at school so that every single person out there knows the incredible capabilities they withhold.

[@persistentlydriven9390]

Sam Glory I agree

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

I completely agree. Basic understandings of neurology as well as an understanding of the study of intelligence should be introducedas soon as the ABCs and one two threes are taken care of. Combined with logic and critical thinking improvements, incorporating the scientific method into the learning process and more emphasis on scientific literacy or at least general scientific awareness and we will have a much healthier Society. Rational, logical and more empathetic.

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

@Red Dunkey there are many approaches to education and not all methods cater to everyone. There are many ways to learn. There are many types of teachers. You just have to know how to identify those teachers, respect them, learn how to ask questions learn how to listen. Education can come in the form of conversation and entertainment.

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

@Ken Reuter I'm sorry, are you making a joke? I think you better check your math.

[@ShayVidz]

@Ken Reuter 99

[@machikr]

I am over 50 years old, and I find my mind getting sharper as I age. I have been reading papers on subjects I received no formal training, and am surprised to find how much I am still able to understand. Brain is an amazing thing, and I now firmly believe one develops it until the moment one dies.

[@OccamsPlasmaGun]

I wish that were true for everyone.

[@MsHumble4]

So true !

[@whs4754]

Yeah thats what i think sometimes. Im 66 and i can maintain the illusion of increasing intelligence right up until i try to do something that was no problem in my 40's, write some code for instance, and then i find out whats really happening. Its a race you cant win and that you cant give up on.

[@BRAINIAKMUZIKUNIVERSITY]

@@whs4754 *nods in agreement*

[@holophrazeinikos2046]

We had a friend who told us at age 105(!) that her mind was becoming sharper as time went on. When you spoke with her you knew it was true. Clearly, results must be extremely individual. She was a very unusual person.

[@chinookvalley]

My parents were both orphaned during the Great Depression. They had to fight for their lives. Nothing came easily. Living on the streets. Getting passed from one family to someone else. I think of what they must have endured... yet they were happy, healthy, loving, successful, and enthusiastic. Dad passed at 91, mom at 87. At the times of their deaths they were sharp and focused. Amazing.

[@moeolimat3836]

May they rest in piece, there’s a saying in my home country: “Those who leave behind successors(sons and daughters), never die”. I hope you life a meaningful and joyful life, and carry on the spirit of your parents and your successors after you.

[@brandonlogan7260]

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[@erictaylor5462]

2:00 This is why child abuse is so devastating. If a child is neglected and/or abused, it keeps those connections that help it in the abusive environment, but it loses those connections that would have allowed it to learn to be a normal, social human being. By the time it is a teenager, that child will not be able to form normal social relations, and what it learned to survive (fight or hide) will be worse than useless. The child will be unable to form normal social relations, and his or her behavior (fighting or hiding) will be harmful to those around them. If you want to destroy someone's potential, abuse them as a child. In many ways child abuse is even worse than outright murder. If you murder someone you simply end their existence. This is bad enough, but if you abuse a child then you destroy that person's ability to be as happy as they otherwise would have. You actually destroy not only the child's life, but you also have a share in the responsibility in the destruction of the lives that abused child will go on to destroy.

[@erictaylor5462]

@S. F. More telling, I think are the people who become pathological who never suffered abuse. No, I don't think rehabilitation is impossible, theoretically. I just don't think we know how to do it efficiently. Someone needs to *WANT* to be rehabilitated.And they have to want it pretty bad, because we are rubbish at it. Really, all we can do right now is guide some on the road to becoming a productive citizen. The *REAL* crime here, I think, is the failure of our educational system. It can only really educate some people. If a kid has trouble learning, for whatever reason, they are made to feel stupid. I am dyslexic, and even though dyslexia was well known when I was in 4th grade my teacher stood me in front of the school and called me stupid and worthless because I couldn't learn to read. I couldn't learn to read because my teacher didn't know you to teach. I was damn lucky. I had parents and friends to support me, and in 5th grade I had an *AWESOME* teacher. I was really lucky. I still struggle to read. It takes me a long time, but I can do it. What about those kids who have learning disabilities who don't have the support at home? There kids, when they grow up very often end up in trouble. They aren't really bad people, they want to do good, but they just don't know how. *THESE* people, I think, can be rehabilitated. Basically, by teaching them *HOW* to be a good person, and teaching them that they aren't stupid and worthless. Of course, if we can catch these people when they are still kids, help them learn to be worthwhile good people from the start, then we won't HAVE to rehabilitate them. But this demographic, people who aren't basically bad, only make up a percentage of the criminals. The rest, I think, *ARE* basically bad. These are people who know how to be good, but they don't *WANT* to be good. They want to cause pain and chaos. How do we rehabilitate someone like that? I don't think being learning disabled and being stupid are the same thing. I knew a kid who I thought was very smart, even though he was profoundly retarded. He struggled to learn new things, but he *WANTED* to learn. He'd sometimes get frustrated and angry, but then he would come down and try again. It was extraordinary. I asked him once why he tried so hard. He told me, "If I want to learn, I have to try hard." He was one of the smartest people I ever met. He was never going to solve quantum gravity, but he never gave up trying to learn.

[@buckrogers5331]

Children who become normal after an abusive childhood, or even soldiers who do not suffer from PTSD understand one thing: context. If you see things in context, coupled by positive reinforcement is a powerful thing.

[@erictaylor5462]

@@buckrogers5331 Bullshit! I'm sure seeing things in context, helps, but as with all psychological issues, it is much more complicated than that. You can not generalize with things like that, especially if you are basing it on your own personal experience. Did you experience a trauma in combat? I do not want to minimize your experience, especially as I have never been through anything like that myself (I have suffered my own, different traumas) but you should not do the same. Seeing your best friend's head explode from a sniper's bullet just as he says, "You know what I think" may not have the same effect on you as it would to another person. because you have a different set of personal experiences. It is a complete mystery why if you have two people have the same experience, one gets PTSD and another doesn't. If it were as simple as "context". It would not be a problem. Frankly, your comment is ignorant and a bit offensive.

[@sford2044]

@@buckrogers5331 the truth that you should keep to yourself.

[@keylanoslokj1806]

wow. story of my life.

[@Californiansurfer]

I remember learning about plasticity at 24 and I went back to school majored as electrical engineer and psychology. I am still learning more today. Downey California

[@asherschmidt9820]

Very encouraging, I'm mid-twenties myself... haven't got any certificates, or otherwise high up in education.

[@StephDespiteMS]

I wish I learned earlier!

[@miggyvuitton3593]

Nice , congratulations I am 21 myself but am barely getting into psychology are there any books you could recommend?

[@my1creation]

Go Downey❗️

[@RaccoonNation]

You should too intelligent for what’s happening in California I hope you got outta there ♥️🇺🇸

[@hemantrai3393]

I suffered 2 scars after herpes encephalitis 4 years back and had to leave job of automation engineer due to loss of 85 % memory , but with repeated practice of managed neuro plasticity exercise I am now living normal life .

[@knockhello2604]

Herpes can do that

[@thevitruvianman9781]

Add meditation too. And pranayama.

[@raresmircea]

Best of luck and good health to you 🤘

[@kayallen7603]

Congratulations!!

[@Humanaut.]

Sounds unpleasant. Are you able to regain what you learned or ever return to similar levels?

[@dpchait7793]

I remember when I taught myself to read and write Japanese at the age of 46. I could almost feel the changes in my brain due to the extreme restructuring of the visual / comprehension that was neccessary

[@robbieanderson227]

Wow! 🤩

[@heidiallison7945]

Yes, I know what you mean. When learning a new language, it literally does feel like your brain is changing physically.

[@E-Kat]

That's more than incredible!!! How long did it take, if I may ask? I'm such linguistic anti talent, but would love to learn something extremely difficult. For now I think, I'll start learning the Morse Code, as I always wanted to do that, since I was nine years old. You must be really talented, not like me. 🥀

[@Badass_Brains]

Did you ever read about the changes in the brain that occur in bilinguals? And polyglots?

[@Karyabs]

It looks like the classroom is the worst place for a young child to learn - getting exposed to the same environment everyday.

[@xavierxrc]

That's under the assumption that all children do in class is sit and get lectured to, it's much more nuanced than that. Science classes have labs and experiments. Art and music classes children are drawing/painting and playing instruments etc. Math classes have applications and then there's the physicality of sports and gym classes. Lecture and instruction is the foundation of any schooling but immersion is right after that.

[@scottbranham3309]

Yeah

[@leeroy5665]

Exactly how the powerful in society control the population they start at a young age in school to dull the mind and keep it from reaching it's true potential early on. That could be very damaging for our government.

[@lipton3120]

@@xavierxrc Lol if you go to just any normal school you know it's not true

[@1CT1]

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you will be saved. John 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) Have a wonderful day/night, may the LORD bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,.,,.,.,.,.

[@supritimaiti6326]

The most important thing is the drive, instinct, stimulation to learn. When one feels that there is nothing to worry about in the environment, that drive dies down. But if the environment keep changing, if someone has to constantly adapt to his/her environment to survive - the learning process has to continue. So, there is nothing like 'time's up' in neuroplasticity theory. It's another sensory driven outcome model which is there always, will be there throughout our life span.

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

That is an interesting hypothesis/Theory. The ability to change is evidence for intelligence. Stephen Hawking. Survival of the fittest is in regards to the forms that are the most adaptable. Again, change. Also aligned with the definition of liberal.

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

@Ken Reuter it isn't a right or wrong answer. It isn't true or false. It's mostly true sometimes and only partially true other times. Always good to question but if your perspectives include logical fallacies in the questions you ask will be unproductive and lead you further away from arriving in understanding or accepting the nuance.

[@Karyabs]

Yeah, read somewhere that the brain can make new connections if it's pushed hard.

[@kevinm.1565]

Jay A M Might be a link there to PTSD in soldiers. A highly stressful situation creates dramatically plastic changes during the trauma/war experience. Then when the event has passed the brain is now stable again but suited only for experiences that resemble the war/trauma.

[@kevinm.1565]

Supriti Maiti Fascinating theory/hypothesis. We know that novelty/surprise in the environment upregulates dopamine production, so potentially a link there between dopamine and increases in plasticity. Also novelty in the environment that the individual is not initially well adapted to can create stress and thus activate HPA axis . . . so adrenaline may be a plastic trigger as well. Your theory is intriguing, and it would be cool to map it out in terms of the neural mechanisms.

[@jimviau327]

My thing is: Always act as if You Could Not Fail! Scary, I know, but utterly motivating

[@yt-sh]

Good Advice

[@Minimi3012]

It's always worked for me !! :)

[@luamfernandez6031]

This is dangerous ;-;

[@bsxanco]

Hi Yo-Yo-Yo

[@loveleevelasco4420]

You’re right! Visualize perfect performance. Visualizing perfect performance is rehearsing it from a neuro-perspective. Act as if and eventually you will be!

[@djoannae.ducovlog1810]

Being curious at all times like a child can enhance cognitive development especially to adults.

[@abshir4133]

How is that so? Please can you explain

[@djoannae.ducovlog1810]

Curiousity is a basic element of our cognition.

[@abshir4133]

@@djoannae.ducovlog1810 that is the truth. The problem people have is, not thinking about their lives by themselves and ask questions about everything and be curious but to conform to the society and the dominant opinions of the population wether it is their religion, their perception of life etc. So I invite you to believe the One and Only God Allah who has no partners and no children. Who is the owner of everything that is in the heavens and the earth. He sent many prophets like Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon all of them) with one message and that's to believe Allah alone and to worship him. And this world is a test. That is why horrible things are happening all over the world. it's people's doing and Allah will judge them on the judgement day. Those who believed Allah alone, were righteous, will enter eternal paradise and those who were evil by not believing God by killing other people, used to fornicate, used to steal, used to follow the lies instead of the truth and follow all kinds of desires from their bad self will enter eternal hellfire. Thank you.

[@Badass_Brains]

It is a sad thing when an adult loses their passion to learn !

[@yeseniarobles4289]

It’s starts with willingness first. You can’t force anyone to learn if they don’t want to.

[@elancaster3989]

I suffered a major brain injury in june 2020, had to get chunks of my skull removed from my brain. I had to relearn how to live again at 43. Started treatment with psilocybin within a month of the injury. Went from not knowing who or where I was every morning to back to a normal life for the most part in 13 months. Within the next year I should be back to work as a journeyman carpenter. Psilocybin helps with neurogenisis. It gave me my life back

[@jat5am]

every time I used it, it's like I understand more and more about myself, the environment around me, about social connections and the purpose of life. haven't used it for ≈ 2 years and I reality seems like a mess again, in a way. great substance. people need to study it more for sure.

[@Tom-pc7lb]

Wow

[@pauljay3118]

Watching this video was a true paradigm shifting moment for me. It was amazing how as they spoke about neuroplasticity I would think about how this might be connected to certain mental/psychological traits and then they would talk about it 5 minutes later. Amazing.

[@Badass_Brains]

It's kind of mind-blowing that our experiences can literally cause different parts of our brains to grow!

[@kennethihrig5231]

All of this science makes perfect sense. Makes me happy but jealous of the generation to come. I have been extremely interested in many venues of science but always had trouble with learning. This will bring about many minds of science in the future.

[@Alphacentauri819]

You can still learn. Jealousy is a waste of energy. It is actually the openness to learn that is the most powerful. Clearing out the mental clutter (the constructs, conditioning, and narratives) that inhibit learning are key. Finding your individual modalities for learning is important too. Our mindset is powerful. Belief is what precedes anything, positive or negative…it’s rarely even the truth, but we live out whatever belief is the strongest. Our subconscious is so powerful, it controls 95% of our behaviors (and beliefs). Uncovering that is empowering.

[@xxmeanyheadxx]

believe in yourself. don't believe in people who tell you you can't do something. you can do anything you set your mind to, literally. you can do it. sincerely, a future amateur neuroscientist

[@woolldogg2329]

@@xxmeanyheadxx could of told me this 20 years ago haha

[@SpectrumOfChange]

While I absolutely hear you on the "scientific jealousy", I'm pretty we wouldn't be jealous of most everything else about living on this planet in future generations....

[@floydgonzales3864]

In a nut shell, you can change your mind, your mind continues to change depending on your stimulation. You can form new habits. Learning is life long.

[@mamamia7686]

There is one thing that intrigued me a lot, and it was the importance of brain stability over time. I think there is one interesting connection that is between stability and nostalgia. The first impressions that shape your cultural and personal tastes tend to last longer and be impactful because they influenced each person's critical period and remains there due to our brain's growing stability afterward.

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

Good way to break that nostalgia bubble and fix conservatives maybe.

[@narcisochavez9392]

Angels, karma, man in the sky they are different names for the same belief. Right ir wrong, evil or good, science does not care about that, but our morality and conscience might

[@davidleesn]

This nostalgia in very traditional conservative people is a good point of self-brainwashing… that becomes the common denominator, joining the dots to form the overwhelming push and direction of the character , personality ?

[@E-Kat]

I remember being under two years old and wearing my dad's sleeper as a boat on my both feet. The sleeper was grey and my dad, towering above my like the Eiffel Tower, bending towards me kept asking for his sleeper back. Remember climbing out of my cot and crawling around the kitchen, so before walking. Being able to understand my family before being able to talk is an amazing and annoying thing! Don't know how my brain was able to process difficult words. But I know that I recognised the whole sentences, without understanding every separate word. It was like the phrase :"howareyou"; I didn't know that it contained " how" , "are" and "you"! It was just one, long word! I often recall my days as a toddler and try to find " me" , the real me, try to separate me from the acquired "me", shaped by the people and the whole environment I was brought up in. How would I have turned out if I were amongst different people, I wonder so often. Have I been changed, irreversibly changed by these people? Who am I, is the question I ask myself too often, especially now, after my darling husband's death, I'm trying to find me again, as if I were one year old, I'm trying to learn to walk unaided and I'm still so scared of letting go.🥀

[@cjsamtab7]

How is it possible then, that I could play all three types of saxophones and three types of electric bass guitars, after having stopped playing for 30 years? It all came back to me in under one year of practice. Touching them actually.

[@Loganl1980]

I've noticed how lots of people just stop learning things. That's the one thing I've trained my mind to do best, change.

[@johnrogan9420]

Hard wiring!

[@Mr96akaal]

The point of meditation is to have wisdom on self. Working out and eating healthy is self love and acceptance. I enjoy how holistic this talk is. (🌚3️⃣3️⃣)

[@rissyrose3661]

You can learn anything at age as long as you are willing learn and have people around you who believe that you can :)

[@reprogrammingmind]

Talk starts at 5:16

[@christinefilippelli133]

Thx!

[@stevengates4437]

I'm teaching an 84 year old classical piano...she is doing well and we are....well I am having a blast watching and listening to her become a classical pianist and organist...she is a retired school teacher....she practices around 2 to 3 hours every day....I'd love to introduce her to the planet.....it would inspire her ....but she is now playing in church every sunday before the service....

[@brandonsager509]

Ten years ago I got into a bad car accident and was in a coma for a few months was dead multiple times. Have a TBI from it. After the accident I put myself through alot not understanding intil I started reading and just doing my own research abt the brain. Because its are harddrives and to understand that my brain will be different because it. And this is the best way to have proof that the brain can heal itself in a way to my mother and fiancé. And also being more active and natural with my diet and hygiene. Its actually mindblowing pun intended

[@Badass_Brains]

Did you recover fully after the accident?

[@francoisstrength]

I knew my autism is a superpower. I can surf really well, and I can lift 300kg on deadlift. But some things in life are super hard for me.

[@terryreynoldson6698]

@21:45 This happened to me: I was born with one eye that would not align with the other and so my brain resolved the confusion by shutting off the signals from that eye; I've been blind in that eye ever since ☹️

[@davidleesn]

A similar case in a young child learnt violin playing through the Suzuki mother tongue method of hearing first and her eyes corrected themselves in two years, she played in an orchestra in a few more years of learning after that. It maybe like the cataract operation mentioned here ( not knowing your age )… but Terry, no harm in closing your eyes and learn music by ears IF YOU LOVE MUSIC…. (start singing or whistling then on to simple instruments like tin whistle or recorders…and see what happens…like doing brain gym exercises… I would get professional supervision… at least monitoring…should anything happens… especially e.g. driving ! The usual disclaimer applies…!

[@Latifahh15]

Wow I’ve had so many epiphanies through out the entire program ✨✨ Validating many of my theories that I ponder on with curiosity and in a reverse engineering type of way,. Like the saying “practice makes perfect” I’ve always whole heartedly believed this, time and time again proves to be true, it’s fascinating understanding the science behind it all. Truly a mind is a terrible thing to waste the human potential is endless…..❤️

[@420ROXY]

Muscle memory ❤

[@Badass_Brains]

I think we are so lucky to live in 2023 and to have access to such fascinating information!

[@MARS72JJ]

Lean into resistance. Push yourself a little harder each time to rewire or wire undeveloped abilities. Enhance your capacity to learn by: 1. Meditating habitually 2. Eating healthy food in moderation 3. Getting a full sleep 4. Applying a growth mindest

[@danielmartin5440]

Yeah, I'm actually pretty much there. I've always been there. The big problem is that with such plasticity, I can learn new things quickly and easily even at my age but it's nearly impossible to form habits. Without habits you can't mow the lawn or pay your bills or keep a constant sleep schedule or take your medications or lots of other things. After I do ANYTHING for a time, I get tired of it and want to change. The one thing I've been able to stick with for most of my life is computer programming but that's slipping away now. I don't want to do it anymore. I want to write a book and compose some music now. Also, with memory. In order to learn new things, I'm really good at forgetting old things. They're right, there's a trade-off.

[@nrubab8222]

How old are you sir?

[@danielmartin5440]

@@nrubab8222 64

[@ship9518]

Can you teach me programming

[@Myllkka]

You might have ADHD. There's nothing wrong with your motivation! I have ADHD and I cut gluten and feel more focused.

[@mariav1234]

@@ship9518 There are wonderful videos on programming in KZbin. Try to learn Python programming. It is a wonderful programming language. I have programmed in several languages and Python is my favorite one (among the ones have not died or almost died, such as FORTRAN).

[@erictaylor5462]

I'm sure we have all experienced that feeling, after struggling to understand some new concept, of finally understanding that concept. It is something you might call, "Oh, I see now." I wonder how many times, from the time we are born until we understand what "Oh, I see now." means in whatever language we grow up with. This is a feeling I had much more often as a child, mainly because so many concepts were new then, then I feel it now, but I don't remember the first time it happened.

[@JuliaHelen777]

I had "A-ha!" moments when I've learned BS now I have A-ha! moments when I unlearn it. 😂

[@erictaylor5462]

@@JuliaHelen777 In what field did you earn a Bachelor of Science.... Unless... Oh, are you referring to "Bullshit"?

[@Zippyser]

I don't think I really had aha moments as a child. As a kid literally nothing clicked. It was like throwing sand at at a bag full of oranges. Then I hit 20 and everything started to click all of a sudden. All those things that weren't really explained to me well just boom I understood. I wonder if such phases can be delayed.

[@0ptimal]

I'm in my 40's now, and it's a bit rare but I still have those moments. It's usually after long progressive research + thought on a subject. Like spending time really trying to figure something out, eventually it clicks, as if your subconscious has filled in the gaps and given you the understanding. Sometimes it takes years, but I think it depends on complexity of the subject, your effort and flexibility of thought. Like u say I think as we age we put ourselves in positions like this less and less, compared to our youth, so the aha moments are more rare but still possible.

[@debravictoria7452]

Sounds like what happened to me, after a math test. A little too late to get it.🙃

[@benfordcameron7619]

I am now 66 and I have been living like a 17 year old since I was 17, I would not change this flexibility for anything.

[@rorofarsoun3623]

I admire how you were able to get that much complexity in lingo but i got the base thanks amazing

[@rorofarsoun3623]

That was so true funny

[@radwizard]

Learning Physics in my 40s at a Top Ten school in the subject. I will admit, I am slower than I used to be. Hope I can get through it. Wonder if I should try Valproic acid. I have done a deep dive into the research of this subject and what I can do as a normal old dude. So far, I have seen the following. Cardio 2.5 hours in the week. Running helps with memory. Correct exercise and sleep. Also, Mindful Meditation. All of these have studies that back increased learning and focusing by targeting the Hippocampus. I have also recently read that Dancing helps too. I love break dancing.... but may have to stay with up-rocking instead of power moves and down-rocks. I'm not 16-22 anymore. Hope this helps. Open to any other information anybody can share. I'm serious about finishing this degree.

[@radwizard]

Oh of course, and hey mention all of this at the end of the talk. lol Okay cool.

[@davidleesn]

Gradually developing without rushing yet as 24/7 as possible …. the sensitivity to learn what helps and what hinders by wriggling through new adaptations, spiralling through like electro-magnetic waves through opposite polarities in positions without losing the underlying direction of any spectrum…that taiji ☯️ as an approach ….has taught me to grow: it is the balance between focus and paring off (EXCESSES ?!!)that they highlighted here - to acquire like in vocabulary of language learning ( including the 2 universal ones of music and mathematics) [like hoarding] and pairing in usage and application [like recycling before discarding ] that should be constantly practised and refined into the lean machine (like icons for meaning )that we humans are before the epidemic of obesity arrived… as one would only used the appropriate application/s in sequence at any one time… even seemingly multitasking when observed from the outside….! ( film animation of sonic hog illustrate this last point well ?!!)

[@DavisonVideo]

You think 40something is old? lol. Maybe correct that limiting thought, hehe... ☮️

[@louarmstrong6128]

So how did it turn out?

[@FiberFairy22]

Science has evolved today to clearly show that plaques are part of the brain process - damage occurs when the body is unable to keep up with the pace of plaque formation and clean it out. I wish you guys would create an addendum that updates this critical line of science and talk about insulin resistance and outpacing the brain's cleaning mechanisms! EDIT: Thank you for this talk and at this point the scientists' commitment to wanting to help people live better! ❤

[@Badass_Brains]

If humans were able to live many hundreds of years without the body shutting down, I wonder how much of our brains would be formed of plaques and how much healthy tissue would remain!

[@jthompson120db]

I enjoyed this one quite a bit, it tends to be in the area of my field as well. Which if I could choose someone to see again on here it would be Nim Tottenham, because I liked her take on the subjects.

[@michaellawson6533]

So long as the mind admits it doesnt know and wonders , it will always ask questions and be curious , sometimes going to great lengths to find out . If that is the case then we will never stop learning . The only difference between adult learning and childhood learning is that most of the latter is under duress . If the duress reaches the stage of cruelty then the mind tends to not want to learn it and as a result one can fail a subject due to the harshness of the teacher , and not because the youngster is stupid or the subject is very difficult . I learnt a lot at school but a heck of a lot more after I left , despite having had a matchbox size piece of my left temporal lobe ( main gyrus ) removed shortly after I left school in 1985 . It was to cure epilepsy and was 100 % . What puzzles me the most is that I dont understand how I managed to retain EVERY ability I had before and lose absolutely NOTHING . I still ask myself to this day ..............If the brain cells were each and every light bulb on earth and the wires to each were the neuro transmitters , and you cut out maybe 6 to 8 % of the wiring , then how come every bulb is still burning and none are affected ? I consider it a miracle and most amazing . Maybe it gives the Laws of Irreducible Complexity new meaning .

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

Perhaps you were subconsciously accessing those areas of the brain of which stored certain information and thereby maintained its structure or perhaps there's some deficiency that prevented pruning. perhaps there was some subtle acknowledgement between the tasks in your life and how they could be applied to pass knowledge and skills in a lateral capacity. I've noticed a staunch difference between certain people's memory retention as well as the ability to forget. I once heard a neurologist say that the ability to forget is perhaps more useful than the ability to remember because of the sheer amount of information that comes in every moment of our lives. I also know people with tremendously powerful memories that have trouble forgetting past traumas and it effects the smoothness of their life in the present and limits their future. The ability to adapt is extremely important and if you live long enough and what you're saying is indeed true, you will likely hit a wall but you'll probably die before you get that chance to put it to the test tsotsi sort of prediction that must be chalked up to anecdotal.

[@nathangurevitch4506]

Answers the question of energy retaining information after falling into a black hole tho🤯

[@davidleesn]

wow… Scientific American magazine I read many years ago quoted the difference in the brains of identical twins , one of whom developed schizophrenia….(brain full of ‘holes’)… could it be that you caught the critical period of development or generated new ones unlike the cataract in the young …one of the speakers [ Cara ?] pointed out !?

[@michaellawson6533]

@@davidleesn Even though I internalize that question about the brain to itself , it still doesnt want to reveal anything .........lol. Strange though it may be . Im still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that it cannot or will not reveal its own composition/ function to the conscious part of itself so as to inform you what to do about itself . Puzzling enough? Perhaps that challenge was meant to be so as to give itself a greater functional purpose to want to learn thereby giving it more exercise, purpose and meaning to itself. On the other hand , if each brain cell has 500 nerve endings protruding from it and only 5 % are connected due to stimulus then the remaining 95 % will be of no use. With so little potential of only 5 % I dont think it bothers to understand itself but with 95 % it would be massively intelligent and then perhaps self revealing. Dont take anything I write seriously. Im merely speculating and really know nothing of neurology other than having been a patient once upon a time.

[@davidleesn]

@@michaellawson6533 thanks again for your modesty. I guess it is what we prune ourselves of the 95% you mentioned that is the result of what ,who and how we are. … continually living out then the dynamics of ‘what we focus on grows ‘… consciously and (mysterious to us because we take it for granted) subconsciously !! positive or negative (like what you said about teaching ….from adults, heroes we worshipped, nurturing environment, cultures…what we love and hate or be angry about and fear…) !! I presume there was sufficient TLC for you to love what you were before your operation to prevent the pruning of the goodness in that life out…. and you had the wisdom not to be dismayed from your loss, rather… make use of the 95% to help you recover from it. Many in your shoes could not do the same and your sharing your story with them or their parents can enhance many …. their quality of life. Would love to encourage you too to learn more about the brains , like Julius Caesar and Napoleon (not that I like what they did !)… , of those who had epilepsy and could control it somewhat… (imagine all the soldiers under their command entrusting their lives to their well timed leadership in the heat of battle !!). [ I was also impressed by a neurosurgeon? cardiologist? who witnessed herself having a stroke and studied it from the inside !!].

[@buckrogers5331]

Are people who are racist or prejudicial become less contextual plastic? Being more CP will make us less judgmental. And will it make us more "happy"? In any case, I really super enjoyed this talk. And the part about the brain pretesting its circuitry is truly a marvel. So it seems human development is not just simply "pouring of concrete".

[@bmarevans]

It’s always interesting to hear the brain talk about the brain. 🤯

[@kentpirate2411]

The problem with resulting that the plant has a memory when it stops closing when dropped is that it could be anything, such as an exhaustion of mechanism, accepting no difference is made accepting, suicidal through trauma even. It could be going too far suggesting the plant processes the result and reluctance then decides not to abandon protective measures again.

[@jesusguerrero2683]

Min 25:00 its like remembering what you see or as your seeing its being stored in your brain first than you remember the realization.

[@gravelman5789]

UTTER BUNK. AS A 65 YEAR OLD DUDE IM LEARNING; VIOLIN. GUITAR. UNIX. KOREAN. THE KEY TO PLASTICITY IS RESILIENT THINKING.

[@jenholmes4033]

gravelman5789 Agree never believe the limits people put on others

[@gillmacgillechiaran5651]

Very good. Next on the list is how to write a coherent paragraph in English.

[@gravelman5789]

Way too Funny. I bet youre a liberal, huh? 😆😆😆😆😆

[@rdizzy1]

Anecdotal examples are "utter bunk" as well. It's the same bullshit people say with herbal medicines, "This does work! It worked for me!!". Utterly useless.

[@gravelman5789]

@@rdizzy1 Well SURE.... we should all just roll over and let these elitists lead us around by the noses.....😆😆😆

[@imad1996]

Amazing. As we worry about our cognitive abilities and we want to be “smarter" we see the majority around us care much less about that. They seek more power and money.

[@E-Kat]

I'm so glad the music finally has stopped! Thank you!

[@stellascott2095]

Phamrafi5!!!!!!!

[@Giri_Krishnan]

Im doing a project on neuroplasticity for school..... I'm checking how fast one can change from a right handed person to a left handed person.

[@brarsoler6512]

This remember the "Cinderella Man" real based story film. " He believes that while his right hand was broken, he became more proficient with his left hand, improving his in-ring ability" (Wiki). Or say he was submmited to an accidental "dock-therapy" in his muscles and neurons.

[@sherritaylor8450]

I noticed that when I start a new job/career I’m able to learn things more easily. I’m wondering if it’s all the right pieces… I’m passionate, I have little stress over learning but I have a feeling of agency. And I’m almost 64.

[@beckyweaver5981]

You’re lucky because I didn’t realize it but I’m having a hard time learning new things and it got worse after I got Covid. I’m 65 now but I’m going back to school to get a masters degree and then I’m going to study Blockchain.

[@krystof2206]

Touching on one thing that was said re taking a pill and regain ability to learn new languages and be fluent, they discount human physiology. That is when you speak a language, your brain does one function- learning new language. But your mouth muscles set past puberty to pronounce relative language. So, you can learn new language but the way your mouth muscles have shaped is the other thing that needs to adopt to new language pronunciation. Thats why getting rid of prime accent is so much more difficult after puberty when speaking different language.

[@god9687]

Music starts to fill the silence of the void. A melody. It’s fast, cheery, and delicate. Delightfully fast. Deliciously delicate. Ethereal. Like something from a fairytale. It’s the sound of a piano but you’re conscious that there is no piano. What are pianos but a figment of your imagination? “Where is it all coming from?”, you wonder. “And who’s playing?” There is no instrument and no one is playing. There are no sound waves traveling to your ears. You have no ears. You’re too conscious for ears. The chords are playing directly in your mind. The rest is fantasy.

[@MosesRabuka]

“Society tames the wolf into a dog and man is the most domesticated animal of all” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

[@donnichols6766]

Nim, in discussing early childhood plasticity uses terms such as difficulty, challenges and trauma with the same degree of influence based solely on the experience. These terms hold a significant measure of difference both in subject and according to the childs character/personality

[@avi2125]

As someone whose mother has lost some swallow and speech abilities because of a brain stroke...we've been waiting for a year for neuroplasticity to kick in...for some kind of regeneration or load-balancing by the healthy neurons...

[@chanpol321]

meditation and patient with other that be able to control emotion and allowed logical interpretation set in. These can help learn new thing and lead to happier.

[@eddiew2325]

Hi Chan can I kiss u

[@cavelleardiel]

I pray we can help narcissists. It is very tragic to watch how they cannot receive love and damage others in the process

[@RunninQHsRock]

Yeah,I've always wondered if these types (and the people around them)could be helped with the right kind of mushrooms(not the fun kind but maybe) in conjunction with some kind of biofeedback protocol.

[@cavelleardiel]

@@RunninQHsRock It is my understanding from some psychologists that if they can be helped with a team effort as they can be quite exhausting. Biofeedback would be interesting. The trauma that they have received has definitely fired their neruons into an area of the brain that shuts them off to empathy. Have you watched Sam Vakin? I think that is his name. He is a proclaimed narcissist.

[@deliaiancovici7230]

Me too

[@markcaseon7136]

I think that Ketamine can help against pathological narcissism. Ketamine has ego dissolving properties.

[@markcaseon7136]

Cannabis has been shown to be effective too.

[@brayan9645]

I loved this talk. Thank you for posting this.

[@mayssamrichani7417]

It’s a great talk giving credit to talk therapy and meditation. Visualization is accredited

[@scottparker3323]

now I have sciencetific proof my parents neglected me when I was younger. I can now truly blame them for my shortcomings

[@gimminicrykie3291]

neural plasticity can be reintroduced with certain activities and nootropics. psilocybin is among those organic compounds that can rekindle the flame of neuroplasticity in you. how bright and hot that flame burns is entirely up to you and the decisions you make. the activities you practice while you use micro dosing or hero dosing, will shape the benefits of your newly reprogrammed mind.

[@evanrutherfordlazyahole9079]

No the whole point of this is you can fix yourself with the personal choices you make.

[@osirusj275]

@@gimminicrykie3291 only psilocybin?

[@account4345]

51:30 People may claim that our capacities such as working memory or processing speed can be improved by evoking neurogenesis, 51:37 but the data only shows that repetitive action (practice) only improves proficiency at the particular task, say being a fast cashier, not the fundamental cognitive skills behind the task, working memory and processing speed for example.

[@curtcoller3632]

Absolutely correct!

[@noobkerala]

😢🥺🥺

[@ninagoodwill8019]

Hmm the old adage practice makes perfect comes to mind

[@randomdude189]

Interesting. I wish I had a better organized database than KZbin to get at all these studies and info in a digestible manner

[@tayetedla6506]

Random Dude school

[@artofexistance]

Design one

[@weneedmoreconsideratepeopl4006]

Try NewPipe. It's an alternative to YTube. It's basically YT premium- so anything on YT, you can access there and you can overlay it with other apps. It's great at compiling stuff and you can organize channels you subscribed to in separate feeds. Downside is- you can see the comments, but not the replies. Also a channel's playlist and community tabs aren't there, you have to search it up or make use of the share button to open on YT.

[@Badass_Brains]

Would be amazing to have an EndNote version of KZbin!

[@halmagee5097]

What are your thoughts on how someone can have a traumatic brain injury, and, upon recovery, have the ability to play intricate piano pieces, without any formal training?

[@blueyoshi7654]

The brain is damaged and for whatever reason the person who had the brain injury. Some things like are decreased liek short/longterm memory, speech ability social intelligence and so on. But because those brain areas are weakened the bloodflow to other areas are increased. In this case it would be the areas for Visual thinking and sensory perception (parietal lobes of the brain). I hope this was satisfying and clear explanation! 👍 (Iam from germany so my english may not be that good).

[@MrHuddo]

@@blueyoshi7654 That's okay BlueYoshi! Your English is far better than my German. I'll tidy it up for you because I enjoyed your comment :) "After a traumatic brain injury, depending on the nature and location, patients may experience things like decreased memory (short and/or long-term), affected speech ability and so forth. But, because these affected brain areas are no longer viable to blood flow, the 'healthy' portions of the brain may receive increased blood flow, in such a way that allows for extra nourishment and growth. In the case of sudden-onset of unexplained exceptional musical ability post-recovery, if the parietal lobes of the brain and their connections are preserved that would help explain this phenomenon. The parietal lobe region is heavily involved in visual, spatial-orientation and sensory perception, and likely to be significant contributors." Hope I preserved the essence of your comment! Much love

[@blueyoshi7654]

@@MrHuddo Very good😁! Thanks

[@MrHuddo]

@@blueyoshi7654 Anytime mein friend

[@susanhawkins3890]

And God said:”you are fearfully& wonderfully made”!

[@KM-leons]

Yes

[@sanjuansteve]

Marijuana and the hallucinogenics add new interneuronal synapse connections thanks to serotonin. Naturally, these temporary synapse connections can be learned / made permanent which is essentially a wiring upgrade or a brain/learning boost.

[@pedrogorilla483]

Sounds like an excuse to enjoy a good old joint.

[@lalotz]

ive heard interesting things from acid

[@sanjuansteve]

@@pedrogorilla483 Sounds like you're too closed minded to consider its obviousness.

[@dru4670]

@@pedrogorilla483 you can easily look it up on Google.

[@undeadpresident]

Certain drugs categorized as "hallucinogens" can put the brain in a state where it can learn much like a child does.

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

I just wanted to let you know that democracy is either a total failure or it never actually existed in the first place... I just thought you might be thinking about that sort of thing. You might like Beyond psychology here on KZbin.

[@erinmayo5170]

Our whole society Is a lie. An abstract thought meant to enslave us all

[@MetaphysicalAxiom]

@@erinmayo5170 yes. Weaponized psychological security blankets to the point of ad nauseam. Some of them manipulated by puppeteers competing with each other's psyops and some of it a product of everything, in later years, where we do it to ourselves or our sense of self that is.

[@ms.q7445]

I wouldn’t call psychadelic experiences learning neccessarily because once the drug wears off, you are typically back to Square One. Though I guess setting plays a role...

[@madtiboysen5397]

@@ms.q7445 you absolutely are not back at square one, however integration periods are very important. I think it's very difficult to unlearn what happens in a psychedelic experience. To expand on what I mean by integration periods, I've found in my personal experience the "lessons" learned inside of tripping are far to overwhelming to just adapt them into everyday life from your new starting point. The key is to create ways to constantly reflect and figure out what "felt truths" are applicable in your everyday life and what felt truths are now apart of your personal ethos, or spiritual view. You are never back at square one, unless your trip was traumatizing and you actively seek to unlearn it through theraputical practises, even then its still obviously made an impact.

[@IjsBlice]

Why is such quality of information kept out of early childhood schools , because I figured this out with my smartphone when it started asking if the files and apps I don't frequently use be deleted.

[@rramdohr7548]

I think Valproate is the one they're talking about in the perfect pitch study, in case anyone's curious.

[@thomasschon]

How about the octopus that might be matching our brain capacity? It can learn complex tasks and has an cognitive awareness and its eight brains has been developed from scratch on a totally different evolution tree than humans. It has also shown things as gratitude. It's the closest thing to an alien lifeform we can come. If the evolution of mother nature hadn't caused the octopus mother to die after giving birth it could have passed its experiences to the next generation. As it is now a octopus has to start from scratch every time. The octopus might have matched humans without going through years of childhood if they weren't doomed to start all over again as empty sheets each time. I guess a human wouldn't perform much better under the same circumstances.

[@knockhello2604]

@Dolphin rumble and crumble yeah

[@LaycanCrow]

I agree that emotional intelligence, as emotional regulation is one of the ways the human mind will transcend.

[@caroledevlin5185]

Beto is 46 yr and three years ago he learned to ride a skateboard in a straight line. With his great ability of plasticity in the brain, he has graduated to running for prez.

[@hotmessmomtv4117]

Is this why meditation is so geared towards getting to that sweet spot of the theta-like brain wave patterns, since that's similar to that of children? To open up the possibility of reprogramming?

[@patriciagriffin1505]

Such an interesting talk each one of the these experts has a part of the answers most humans are searching for

[@bringer-of-change]

Just need to consciously be aware of changes, and accept them dispite prior knowledge. It happens subconsciously in children, but with this knowledge, I think one would deduce that we can consciously control the brain and deliberately change it.

[@billthompson7072]

Empirical and thus superficial synchronisation on the surface of understanding is incredibly complex for 8 billion of us living speaking mammals. Stability is economically useful, but plasticity is essential for unfortunate events.

[@ratsukutsi]

54:20 Most shiny highlight of the video How about those less sexy ways of developing healthier cognitive function such as sleeping enough, eating well and engaging on learning new things?

[@knockhello2604]

Yep

[@0ptimal]

I wish they'd covered savants. Specifically aquired savant syndrome.

[@Badass_Brains]

That would make an incredibly interesting topic!

[@ninaprokop7196]

Has anybody noticed the fact that for us to develop like this comparing to other animals, we would either have to had been alive for a lot longer than scientists say or had some kind of accelerator?

[@allerheiligengenetics8053]

I can remember seeing those fuzzy dots when i was a baby or child i often dream about them. I specifically remember the lines.

[@jesusguerrero2683]

We are all different in the same ways, We are born to adapt and servive, perceptions is learned thru the knowledge in of one's mind experiences, and we naturally feel it as good or bad, and this is practice and learned , from the moment you learned to remember. Since born to to servive we start to adapt from when the first rhythm of Life triggeres the first brain wave pattern 1. You learne to cry for food 2. Others Tone of voice 3. People's faces or 4. Curiosity killed the cat, (its what gets you in trouble) 5. And finally realising one day life will end, scares you the most when your 7 or 10 years old, things get more personal from there on.. what can u do? But to Accept for what it is and for what it'll be. from my personal experience i came to a conclusion decision to do the best i can do to understand the meaning of life till my end if posible, but i feel eaven tho if we do end up descovering everything than will accept thers nothing else after everything, and to make me feel happy from nothing there's everything because im in the moment.....

[@Insect0man]

What happens to potential when... "fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion over the faith of others; setting up their opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible"? Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Green Dragon conspirators had a few FREE thoughts, on that!

[@elizabethsteele4633]

A fascinating and well presented discussion . I found particularly interesting the topic of critical periods of brain development . I've often wondered if there is a percentage of adults who have experienced considerable adversity in childhood and somehow , miraculously managed to thrive not only in spite of that adversity but almost because of it . Of course this perhaps hypothetical person would need to possess enormous resiliency . Thank you for the excellent lecture .

[@chinookvalley]

My parents were both orphaned during the Great Depression. They had to fight for their lives. Nothing came easily. Living on the streets. Getting passed from one family to someone else. I think of what they must have endured... yet they were happy, loving, successful, and enthusiastic. Dad passed at 91, mom at 87. At the times of their deaths they were sharp and focused. Amazing.

[@elizabethsteele4633]

@@chinookvalley Amazing . What a beautiful story . I can't imagine that kind of strength , especially in children and carrying through to a happy and loving adulthood . And to think that two persons with similar challenges and exceptional resiliency found each other . You are blessed to have spent your most formative years with them , aside from the fact that they were probably great to be around , for you and for anyone else who knew them . I consider my question as having been answered - in the affirmative !

[@vigil4Jesus]

@@elizabethsteele4633 I went through trauma all my childhood. Studying and reading kept me going. In fact it steered me. I thank God that I am alive and well. Yes adversity does shape us, its transforming but I think the path of life may be determined by a lot of other factors....nature, nurture and so on. Loved your comment. God bless you. 😊

[@wearealive796]

I did that. When I was a child adversity compelled me to build resilience and self belief. I used to talk to myself in silence most of the times in my head or loudly if I find an empty space. I literally had to train encourage myself to live to not give up. There was no one who encouraged me or helped me even with a kind word or two.Only in my Schools I had received appreciation for my talent and determination as I had always been a first ranker. It was a miracle I would say. I never had any one backing me up, it was me all alone. No encouragement, only hindrance and criticism and harsh words I used to get which wounded me and hurt me to this day whenever I recall that part of my life it was long since childhood to teenage. No body would support me that I can study they said you should not and you cannot. They said you have to finish all work at house and then if you get time you can but you have to be available whenever we have work. Also they said they will assign me so much work that I will never get time and hence not study. Those days I had trained my brain myself to belief in myself and love myself alone. Everybody at house said I am fool mediocre since I was born and no body would educate me. But slowly that child was deciding to back herself up. In my training to myself I learnt to believe and unleash my potential. As a result I was the first topper and had the highest performance in school. People who gave me so much pain were all in shock. Then I competed my engineering with medals and awards and was recruited in an MNC in university Campus. I’ve been able to support the less privileged since then. Back then I didn’t know What I was going through is neuro plasticity. So I always say we have immense potential inside. We need to unleash it. Foremost is believing you can.

[@josephinegeorge2585]

Memory loss induced by mind's action to eliminate painful memories rather than process them creatively

[@dustinbodie5675]

such a good talk. 👍 from what they are saying it seems that they still don't really know much about our minds work.

[@tamann7]

Early childhood adversity. When the child or children has someone who believes them and helps them be safe and not develop victim mentality. They develop to their ability as far as I can tell. Or maybe better.

[@danashannon8234]

Ptsd has destroyed my brain. Everyone acts like this can be changed. I think it can't be undone. Its rewired but not in a good way and all these even physical changes.

[@dru4670]

Have you heard of MDMA assisted Therapy, it might help with the "Re-wiring"

[@cujo8212]

@@dru4670 Bro molly won't cure PTSD 😂😂😂

[@jennifergamayaodeletina4745]

Thank for sharing your thoughts and knowledge

[@jamsheedbegum1067]

EXCELLENT AND AWESOME 👍

[@bestetass]

You dont need to be an expert to experience this. Nature, environment forces one to become something, and you thrive to survive. You adobt and change, so does your brain.

[@MrJamesdryable]

We bout to go live, BOY!

[@sford2044]

Why would anyone slow this down. This is obviously the way humanity will go. It has the highest payoff. From many perspectives, to the greatest competition, make your children great.

[@Insect0man]

9 out of 10 Uberdoctors agree!

[@thegamechanger7157]

Yes, the human learning process and how creativity are form and evolve. How we process things

[@theresabuckles8380]

Thank you for taking the time to create and expand our education !

[@Toroidalzpe]

The fact that psychedelics and nootropics weren't mentioned shows that this is being funded by big corporations that aren't willing to tell you how to improve neuroplasticity without their expensive technology.

[@spacedoohicky]

Either that, or they don't know about that stuff.

[@staticGenerator4You]

It’s long been known that psychedelics such as LSD or DMT (the extract from Ayahuasca) can help ‘reset’ the brain and help transition individuals from other addictions such as meth or alcohol. The videos can be found all over KZbin, but yes - any natural cure that will not be regulated by the FDA will be discounted in it’s effects or labeled as dangerous and made illegal - to the benefit of corporations.

[@nakkoe8161]

@@staticGenerator4You What does "reset" the brain even mean?

[@JarodM]

@@nakkoe8161 It's clear it's best not to ask this guy much of anything.

[@maryannking5491]

Zygon had a Mind Machine in the 90's that the government pulled off the market. It worked. 🤔

[@mojotime180]

thank you

[@aniruddhbadnikar6739]

Thank you for details and support and cooperation and nice councelling and motivation

[@truth-be-told]

‘It’s a brilliant design by Mother Nature’ love to know more about Mother Nature, how does she do it..how is she so clever. So the holy grail should be finding out about this amazing designer called ‘Mother Nature’..can please someone tell me more about her😂

[@hudaburhan5736]

@Truth Be Told , actually scientists will not tell you and I the truth. They're scared to say the "G" word. The actual creator of the whole universe. The Most High, God is the only one who's worth of our gratitude. We call him "Allah" He has no son nor daughter, He is one and self-sustaining, He doesn't need us but we all need Him. He's our lord and He created everything, to Him we belong and to Him we shall return. The best place to know about Allah is the holy Quran.

[@coopv2]

Nim Tottenham is not to old to learn how to articulate her speech without waving her hands about in the air. Great video.

[@cristianmicu]

hands movement adds to send more messages to the audience in ways your linguist skills will never understand

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

She's a genius. Hush.

[@Hkash1]

Thank you !

[@MrJdogg123456]

I am interested in learning more about the reticular formation fiber pathway system as a potential player in Schizophrenia?

[@justinflix594]

I think after 'maturity' the brain maintains reserve plasticity which may be different for different individuals.

[@seindenpyneeandee8657]

it should be world science festival everyday.

[@Insect0man]

Not the first time the human species has worshiped its created things. Got Romans chapter 1 verse 25++? "because of this, God gave them over" Because of what? Gave them over to what? Oops!

[@annabeatasohalmy9612]

Szeretlek Dávid, csak tarts ki velem! Örökké szeretlek.

[@ryandennis7023]

Loss of neuroplasticity killed by Haldol. I can't love out destroyed my ability. When before I loved everything more than anyone.

[@lisengel2498]

Optimistic info of the dynamic balance of plasticity- stability for learning and enhancing the brain. I have a question : of course I understand the focus on the brain as very interesting, but what about thinking of the brain- heart- mind- world and synkinaesthetic training ( the sensuality of movement and states of consciousness ) ? I think it is a very important way of keep our ways of experience much more open and alive ( a bit like honoring your eternal curious child )

[@davidleesn]

Tried FREE dancing with eyes closed in a safe area with no restrictions Lis (don’t forget to feel and hear your heartbeat changing appropriately while doing this )? We did this with primary school children… music on … run around freely without bumping into each other … then stay in one place suitably distanced… close eyes and keep dancing near the one spot (safely… ) have fun (very important… breathe and enjoy loosening up every tensed up part)!! Humans (and animals??!) have been educating brain circuitry since we were primitive tribes …then banding together in various gregarious celebrations with communal projects like Stone-henge, pyramids and now our endless array of satellites 📡 🛰 looking outwards to beyond space with James Webb satellite and inwards e.g. weather-wise… is that not a fuller picture of who we are from the inside out ??