After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver
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Published 2015-12-15
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Our knowledge of the brain is evolving at a breathtaking pace, and Dr. Lara Boyd is positioned at the cutting edge of these discoveries. In 2006, she was recruited by the University of British Columbia to become the Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology and Motor Learning. Since that time she has established the Brain Behaviour Lab, recruited and trained over 40 graduate students, published more than 80 papers and been awarded over $5 million in funding.
Dr. Boyd’s efforts are leading to the development of novel, and more effective, therapeutics for individuals with brain damage, but they are also shedding light on broader applications. By learning new concepts, taking advantage of opportunities, and participating in new activities, you are physically changing who you are, and opening up a world of endless possibility.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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OpenAirAdventure "The brain is the most important organ in the body... according to the brain."
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*science: everybody learns differently. *education system: imma ignore that.
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I loved her last sentence “go out and build the brain you want.”
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I am 70 and during COVID decided to brush up on my German, having lived there for five years in the 80's. After a year I have added French, Italian and Latin. I study at least an hour a day. I can actually feel my brain structure changing.
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"Everything you do, everything you encounter and everything you experience is changing your brain." I love these lines.
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If you are listening to this during quarantine you are officially a legend
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I think the most important note was “The Primary driver of change in your brain is your behavior, so there’s no neuroplasticity drug that you can take. Nothing is more effective than practice at helping you learn. Bottom line is that you have to do the work. Increased struggle if you will, during practice, actually leads to both more learning and greater structural change in the brain”
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Nothing is more effective than practice, you have to do the work. What a wonderful lesson!
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After watching literally anything your brain is not the same ...
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TED talks: the only videos where clickbait titles don't disappoint
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“When you leave today, go out and build the brain you want” - Manifestation really does wonder to our performance.
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I’m 48years old living in California.I’m hoping to retire at 50 if things keep going well for me. Bought my first house last month and I can’t be more proud that I’m now. I’m glad made a great decision about my finances that change me forever
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My brain is just like the Burmoda triangle where information goes but never found again😂
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To whoever reading this, I pray for your health, wealth, happiness, strength and peace of mind. Have a wonderful day:)
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I am 70, and had a severe stroke at age 64. Took me 2 years of being in different hospitals, for both treatment, and therapy, to get to living in my own place independently. Any group living is a horror, but my tenacity, and belief in God, led me to resolve to recover my independence. Friends and family will help in the short term, but time quickly comes to discard them, and their negativity. God Bless!
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Great video but please make more of ones to enlighten people. I stumbled upon someone complaining in your comment section about loosing job and seeking for help. Having multiple income sources is very crucial to financial growth.
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Learning about the brain is just a brain trying to understand itself.
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Lemme Summaries this:- "Everything you do, everything you encounter and everything you experience is changing your brain." Mic Drop!🎤
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Notes: Long-term learning is from increased struggle of practices. The more you struggle in learning, the more it creates long-term effect. What you do everyday shapes your brain so if to learn something, practice it everyday with so much effort. Also if you want to be better, make sure you do and surround yourself only with what's healthy for your self.
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As someone who has suffered from 4 strokes in the past, I can relate to everything Lara Boyd explains when she talks about the difficultly some people have when learning a new skill. I can also relate to the idea that medicine has not reached a point where it is helping stroke patients with what they really require for rehabilitation, and further help with their individual futures. My strokes disabled motor functions on one side of my body, caused a speech impediment and left me half-blind. All this is physical, yet behind all these see-able problems lingers the mental chaos that accompanies stokes, like learning new skills and dealing with the frustration of watching many others solve and master equal skills far easier. I hope for the sake of future generations, and even those who struggle today, that something simple - like this talk - can motivate those (stroke patient or not) to focus clearer and adjust their strategies for learning new or old skills.
