Training Attention: How the Brain Responds to Feedback

In this episode of The Senior Scoop, hosts Deborah and Kelsey Samuel sit down with Marty Wuttke to explore how the brain responds to feedback, attention, and repetition — and how learning does not stop with age.

Rather than framing the brain as something fixed, this conversation focuses on how the brain adapts based on the information it receives. Marty explains how feedback helps the brain recognize when it is moving in a helpful or unhelpful direction, and how this process supports learning, focus, and awareness over time.

The discussion highlights how observation, attention, and consistency play a role in shaping mental habits, and how creating the right environment allows the brain to adjust naturally.

🏡 Key Topics Covered

00:00 Introduction and framing the conversation around learning and attention

02:10 How the brain responds to feedback when it is doing the “right” or “wrong” thing

05:00 Experimenting with different types of feedback over time

08:20 Why visual feedback is used to guide attention

11:40 Understanding repetition and how learning builds gradually

15:30 Attention, awareness, and how the brain adjusts without force

19:10 Creating conditions that allow the brain to self-correct

23:40 Simplifying the learning process and reducing mental strain

28:10 Applying these ideas to everyday focus and habits

32:30 Closing reflections on learning, awareness, and long-term brain support

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Guest Contact — Marty Wuttke

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📍 212 Cottage Grove Avenue, Ste A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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