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Ep38 "Why is it hard to teach an old brain new tricks?"

Ep38 "Why is it hard to teach an old brain new tricks?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman


Ep38 "Why is it hard to teach an old brain new tricks?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is it always harder to teach an old dog new tricks? Why is an older person slower to learn a new language but able to learn new faces easily? Why does Arnold Schwartzenegger have an accent but Mila Kunis doesn’t, even though neither spoke English as a child? Why is there a correlation between how tall a person is and how much salary they're likely to earn? What would it mean to say that you are born as many people but die as a single one? This week's episode dives into surprises about brain plasticity and why your flexibility changes throughout your lifetime. 
Released:
Dec 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.