Sculpting Healthy Brains with Everyday Activities

De: Kelly Lambert, The Great Courses

Narrado por: Kelly Lambert

The human brain is one of the most complex entities in the universe. With 86 billion neurons communicating through an intricate symphony of synaptic connections and neurochemicals, identifying a single issue or imbalance in this environment to treat disorders like depression has proven immensely difficult.

The good news is that the brain comes equipped with its own incredible strategies for maintaining mental and emotional health. These built-in mechanisms can work alongside—or, in some cases, in place of—traditional pharmaceutical approaches. In the six lectures of Sculpting Healthy Brains with Everyday Activities, you’ll join behavioral neuroscientist Professor Kelly Lambert of the University of Richmond to explore how to activate these natural, powerful strategies and help your brain write its own prescriptions for resilience and well-being. Professor Lambert’s work in the lab has shown that strategic, experience-based activities—what she calls “behaviorceuticals”—can promote brain health. As it turns out, engaging in tasks such as cooking or gardening, for example, may be just the prescription we need for better mental health.

As you’ll learn in this course, incorporating engaging and meaningful activities into our daily lives allows us to tap into the brain’s incredible ability to adapt to life’s uncertainties. This process, known as neuroplasticity, enables the brain to rewire itself in response to new experiences. With an understanding of neuroplasticity and behavior-based approaches, you can begin to use your life experiences to optimize your mental health.

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Educational and Informative

This is from The Great Courses so you know it will be good. This is a professor from University of Richmond who provides lots of examples of the importance of brain activities. I found the examples informative - from Down's Syndrome to Autism. The examples - such as knitting - are great. This has inspired me to study Mandarin.

Fantastic information

As an RN and an educator, this series has changed how I interact with patients and students. I have always believed that students thrive in positive environments. These lectures have shown the proof. I have starred this series as a favorite and I plan to listen to it again as well as recommended it to others.
Awesome job in sharing this positive information!

great information about the brain

I really liked the neuroscientists information about the brain and the importance of neuroplasticity, it is also filled with great tips on brain improvement.

Interesting

Very interesting and easy to listen to!Also, many good ideas to consider for brain help!

Your brain's potential...

Cited lots of studies on the minds of rats—the brain can be healed and made better by enriching activities. Very interesting. Maybe someday we can conquer Alzheimer's....