livewired the inside story of the ever changing brain

So Charlie is 15 and he’s a freshman in high school, Ellen is 21, she’s a senior in college applying for graduate school, and they constantly are being told that they need to declare STEM or Liberal Arts. Let’s talk to David Eagleman.īB: So I have to start with this weird question that may be related to the brain, but maybe is not related to the brain, but it’s something I’ve got to get answered for my family. He is a former Houstonian and a good friend. Incognito is also about brain science, and then the new book we’re going to talk about is called Livewired. Different propositions about what might happen after we die you’ll love it. It’s a short collection of essays that is incredible. And let me tell you, Sum is not even a non-fiction book, it is a fiction book, and one of the wildest, most wonderful things I’ve ever read. He is the author of eight books, including international best-sellers, Sum and Incognito. He also directs The Center for Science & The Law. He teaches at Stanford University, he runs a neuro technology company called Neosensory. It actually changed a couple of my habits.īB: Before we jump into the conversation with David, let me tell you a little bit more about him.

Is the brain malleable? Does it stay malleable? And if so, what does it take to do that? I think you’re going to love this conversation. We’re going to talk about David’s new book, Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain, and we’re going to talk about one of my weird favorite topics, which is neuroplasticity.

I think some of that is just reserved under the category of “forever mysterious,” but I do believe we’re learning more and more important things about the brain and how we can live and make choices in ways that make us healthier and not just physically healthier, but neuro-biologically healthier. And I can tell you right now that I am a firm believer that we will never know everything there is to know about the brain. He’s a neuroscientist, a New York Times best-selling author, a TED speaker and a Guggenheim Fellow, and he has done some incredible research over the decades about the brain and how it works. Brené Brown: Hi everyone, I’m Brené Brown, and this is Unlocking Us.īB: In this episode, I am talking with my friend, Dr.

Livewired the inside story of the ever changing brain