Keyword: brain plasticity

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Stress Poverty and Neurogenesis February 1, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Christine Ulrich, Elizabeth Gould, Roberta Maria Atin, Ronald Duman
Category: Personal Growth & Change, The Mind & Neuroscience

Can the brain actually grow new cells, and does stress physically prevent it? Armand and molecular biologist Christine Ulrich examine neurogenesis research from Princeton and Yale, explaining how chronic stress and poverty reshape brain anatomy, and why doing something new every day may matter more than we think.

The Brain That Changes Itself with Dr. Norman Doidge Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Norman Doidge
Category: Personal Growth & Change, The Mind & Neuroscience

The brain is not fixed machinery but a living structure that rewires itself through thought, learning, and practice. Dr. Norman Doidge, author of “The Brain That Changes Itself,” joins Armand DiMele to discuss how neuroplasticity challenges Cartesian mind-body dualism, what brain training can do for age-related cognitive decline, and why mental rehearsal reshapes the brain as powerfully as physical practice.