The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains - Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity
World Science Festival via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
- Opening film
- What is neuroplasticity?
- Participant introductions
- Structure of the brain
- Is the brain fundamentally unwired at the start?
- Why does the process of human brain development seem inefficient?
- Balancing stability and plasticity
- Critical periods of brain development
- Extended human childhood development compared to other animals
- Stability and. plasticity in the visual system
- Reopening the visual system
- Pros and cons of brain plasticity vs. stability
- Plasticity in the autistic brain
- What is Transcranial magnetic stimulation TMS
- Phases of emotional development
- Schizophrenia and plasticity
- Recovery from brain injury
- Modern rehabilitation techniques
- Holy grail of Neuroscience
- Enhancing memory performance as we age
- Regulating emotions
Taught by
World Science Festival