Michael Merzenich: Utilize Your Brain’s Plasticity for Brain Health

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The Brain: An Owner’s Guide, the Center for BrainHealth’s annual sell-out public lecture series, delivers groundbreaking brain health research straight from renowned leaders in the field every Tuesday night in February. Made possible by the generosity and vision of The Container Store.
There’s a revolution in the understanding of the origins of our human abilities. We now know that the brain is continually “plastic,” subject to improvement at any age in life. How can we marshal this great human asset to optimize our well-being and health? Dr. Merzenich, who is often called “the father of brain plasticity,” shared “Utilize Your Brain’s Plasticity for Brain Health” on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 and discussed the latest research on how the things we do every day can change our brains for the good—or the bad. Watch our third lecture with Dr. Merzenich to learn more.

[Video and text source: CenterforBrainHealth You Tube channel]