Neuroplasticity

This short documentary shows some of the science behind the idea that you can retrain your brain. Neuroplasticity is the idea that the brain can be changed, it isn’t fixed. Dr. Norman Doidge’s research into this revolutionary concept shows that it can be used to help people with various debilitating conditions:

The Brain That Changes Itself

You can take signals from anywhere and send them to the relevant part of the brain and the brain will figure out what to do. This has allowed blind people to have a sense of sight, and people whose sense of balance was destroyed to be able to ride a bike again.

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