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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?"
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2023
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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
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