Why you're not stuck with the brain you're born with - BBC REEL
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Scientists once thought that the brain was locked in place after puberty. But new technology shows that our brain continues to rewire itself and never stops changing as we age.
Video by Fernando Teixeira & Izabela Cardoso
Executive Producer: Camelia Sadeghzadeh
#bbcreel #bbc #bbcnews - Наука та технологія
NEUROPLASTICITY EXISTS. I lead an absolute nightmare of a life well up until the age of around 22... I got sent to a special school and got diagnosed as having learning difficulties, but I blame it all on bad parenting. I basically just wasted my school years and did nothing with my life because I believed I couldn't learn. This made my life hell as I bought into the limiting myth that "you're just born a certain way".. This led me to waste my teens and early twenties mindlessly playing video games living of the state thinking that this is what i'm gonna do forever. I couldn't even talk to people normally as I also got diagnosed as having aspergers which I also think just made things worse. My self esteem got so low that I couldn't laugh or smile anymore and just decided to isolate myself in a bedroom for years on end. because of playing on a pc 24/7 I stumbled across brain plasticity out of sheer luck and was shocked to think how I could actually change myself. I decided to just believe in it and took a fitness course and forced myself to do it even when my brain was telling me I couldn't, learning issues etc... I eventually came out 2ND in my whole class and even the teacher was shocked because when I came in I wasn't doing my work properly. fast forward to 29 years of age and I can now talk properly and am above average intelligence :)
Glad to read that, dude. Thank you for sharing.
wow~ that's awesome, good for you!
This is What Dr JohnDemartini describe as When the adult ( from doctors to parents) cant find ways to teach the kids,they quickly put labels on them... this way its much easier than for them to find creative /out of the box's way to help the kids! they wants the eaay way out .
Congrats and I wish you good luck.
Moving story…and so bloody brave of you to go against what had until that point been instilled in you from an early age. But “above average intelligence”? Now you’re just limiting yourself again 😉 IQ tests aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, and there is a heck of a lot more to ‘intelligence’ than logic puzzles and formal academic skills.
I had two strokes over five years including loosing my sight. The sight came back but my memory was messed up, I relearned after retiring and after two years am back to my best. This rewire was because I forced myself to learn.
You can heal your brain after the stroke(s) even further with HBOT. Oxygen under increased environmental pressure forces the healing of wounds, there´s simply nothing better, and stroke is simply brain-tissue wound. You´ll need to go inside the chamber for 40-60 times. Added bonus: Angiogenesis, growth of new blood vessels and capilars. I am just about to finish building my own DIY Pressure Chamber in a few days. Cheers! Good luck
OOO my goodness this was sooo astonishing wow
Hats off Sir
Sir your story is amazing! 🙏
Never stop sharing your story!! Great on you sir!
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I feel like my brain has shrunk during these 2 years of pandemic. Congrats to those who could continue stimulating their brains despite the circumstances.
@@ifeellikeiwasborntoloveya6547 that's awesome! This would help me too.
Have you tried sudoku?
Pick up lifting or getting good at chess. Gotta do something that leaves you constantly with a "not good enough, I can do this differently next time." feeling
- Neuroplasticity is the ability of neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization.
- The single most important driver that changes our brain is our behavior. To keep our brain agile, we need to find activities that challenge our brain to do things that it's not familiar with. That may mean getting out of our comfort zones, learning something new.
- For our brain to stay flexible, we need to be in good physical health. People who habitually exercise have healthier brains into adulthood, they're better able to learn, you're better able to recall information (good memory).
- Trying and learning new things get our brain to build neural networks but newly-formed neural pathways are fragile, so repetition and practice are essential for a new brain map. Practice and repetition train your brain so you become more proficient and more efficient with these new behaviors.
- Mentally rehearsing things can really help like running through your routine in your brain.
- The changeable nature of our brains means it has the capacity to break existing negative patterns and form new positive habits. Reallocate your mental energy on trying to get better rather than coping with the problem.
- The brain can change with the right environment. Research shows that high levels of stress for long periods of time can suppress neuroplasticity. Being around the right friends, doing activities, planning, and exercise can help change negative patterns and promote neuroplasticity.
Thank you very much for the summary
Ahhhh, You just took a load of what they said in the video and commented it!
I thought you was trying to be really smart but naah guesa not
Super
Thanks a lot for this
125 people just LOVE copy-pasted text with no reference, repeating the basic info in the video
Would like to watch an entire series or a documentary on this subject by BBC. long live you guys.
Exercise is underrated.
The comments section here is at least as fascinating as the video. Shows what kind of human wants to know about this wonderful organ. 🙏
I wish this video was little more long. Pure gold stuff!
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us 🙏🏽
this was of huge help, tyvm
I totally love this kind of videos
More people need to be made aware about neuroplasticity so that more people can change their lives for the better 👍 Anything that improves or saves a human life should be given the importance it deserves 👍
I totally agree with you on your above statement.
I had traumatic brain injury in 2018 and was able to survive it.
I now am making it fit my new lifestyle and habits.
Thank you for sharing this to the world. I took notes and I am going to intentionally practice and put into action everything your guests discussed.
Have a great day
suffered from severe anxiety & yes YOGA & MEDITATION helped me a lot in improving my body & mind but it took me more than 8 months to achieve that. Those who are going to try please don't give up. it'll take time but the results are worthgoing for
I love how they put, "That's not how the brain sees prosperity."
This, while being extremely interesting, seems more like an infomercial, or tease, for the "soon-to-be-released" full-length feature (or, I hope, a series) expanding upon this topic. Thank you
When I was 18, I had confidence issues, I was shy, I didn't believe that I could be more than what I am now. My late 20s I started to believe I can do great things in life as well, and I became eager for challenges and success.
Have u changed for the better dear sir? Have u started achieving ur ambitions? Asking cause i can relate to what u have gone through and I'm trying to better myself as well( I'm 25 now)
Nicely presented. I exercise a lot and i read non fiction and watch documentaries and love learning about new technologies and i travel a lot to "off the beaten track" on often crazee adventures which at times puts me out of my comfort zone. I retired at 42 (now 54) and very aware that i need to keep challenging my brain as i dont want to be get dementia due to brain inactivity..
How did you retire so early?
@@HettesKvek hi.. from NZ originally. skipped university and got a job in computers (now called tech i guess)and by 22 my friends had degrees and debt but i was earning more than them debt free.. i am a natural saver (i dont waste $$ on consumerism / eg will never own a new car) and invested in rental property (and some stocks) and tended to hold long term. no kids helps too. Asia has been home for 25 years. since 1995 i have set $$goals each year and tracked them on a spreadsheet - i still track them (and other life goals).. and while above may sound boring to some please be assured boring i am not!! (i just rode a scooter solo 3785kms top to bottom of Vietnam lol).
That’s all wonderful to hear.. 😊
I would love to learn more about Pains effect on the brain - both chronic mechanic pain and neuropathic pain ( I have both).. the thought about working with the brain around pain is really interesting to me! But because of that pain I have a harder time concentrating when reading and keeping my mind occupied by what I’m learning - so I learn easier by listening or visual learning…
I know exactly what you mean. Same pain here. Pain is a pain.
Pain is energy that you are not letting flow. Get your mind good at that first.
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@@andylyon3867 that is SO easy to say - and i hear that often… but trust me- its another matter completely when the pain is there 24/7….
I practice mindfulness and meditation ( not saying I’m good at it but I do use it) and it has made a huge difference - but that doesn’t mean I can live without help at this point in my life!!
But please don’t assume what people are or are not doing!!
Chronic pain is debilitating - and in my instance my pain is not something I have done or could have prevented!!
My autoimmune arthritis ( sacroiliitis ) is painful enough - on top of that I have nerve pain in my lower back ( it’s overlapping with my sacroiliitis ) - that has developed because of 2 huge abdominal surgeries I had about 10 years before the pain surfaced….
I’m allergic to autoimmune treatments ( biologicals) and the only treatment available to me is pain management…
Without my meds I would be bedbound for 18 hours a day….
With my meds I’m able to have my business and keep me sane and happy….
So - how is it I should ‘let the energy flow’??
RESEARCH YOUR SELF THAT HYDROGEN IS ALSO NOT GREEN ENERGY.IT WILL POLLUTE THE ATMOSPHERE CAUSING ACID RAINS. CHEMISTRY PEOPLE ALREADY TRIED AND IT IS EXPENSIVE AND NOT WORKED OUT TILL NOW..
2:40 OR it could be the other way around?
As a neurodiverse person, I struggle very hard with moving enough, because I don't have good proprieception. And my mum always thought that 'the more you do it, the better you get at it'. Well, turns out that's not always the case. 😑
After over fifteen years of physical activities I still walk into walls, bump into furniture and STILL can't do a lot of stuff that I was taught to do for years.
Awesome video!
Fascinating! I’m hoping that crafting a healthy environment and challenging myself can create new intellectual and psychological possibilities.
thank you !
Thanks for the hope.
I suffered a massive stroke when my car got rammed into by a cellphone-addict in '08. I couldn't talk. I couldn't write. I couldn't remember things. I had a right hemiparesis body. Post-stroke, I practice, practice and practice doing amazing activities; I learned how to ride a horse. I did tango. I can carry-on a conversation with a stranger. I harness my neuroplasticity!
I do believe in neuroplasticity thru my own live experiences since young until now more than sixty years. I love to do everything by myself and in so doing I have to learn new activities all the time. People around me think I am stupid to work so hard but it pays off for me all my life.
I'm worried about my short height, have suicidal thoughts; don't know what to do because many times pain turns out severe
rehearsing different situations in your mind and playing out the altered or better reaction you would have
I thought there would be warnings about substance abuse among some of the less healthier behavioral patterns discussed.
I came to this realization in my early 30's when I finally was ready to go to university and master more than I realized. If you are the same, really, feel good and proud that you knew better about yourself. Congrats!!
Excuse me, do you mean that you only have gone to university at 30s?
@@personxyz8309 - yeppers! 👍
"It shouldn't take a pandemic to learn new things"
Very good.
There's a version on Spanish of this documentary? Where I can find it? Thank you
Brilliant brains 🧠
5:50 the best exercise for the brain, learn a new skill or improve the skills you have.
More videos about the human brain please!!🙏🙏🙏
Problem solving is also great exercise for your brain that helps ward off dementia.
It would be helpful if the written information was also read aloud so everyone can get it - whether they can see/read it or not. Also, music in the background of speaking is counterproductive.
As for me, it explains why later in life I'd landed a job in the Aerospace industry. What's next🤔
Congrats, thats brilliant!
Congrats! I recently “retired” (god, I hate that term) from NASA after 46 yrs; had to take care of some serious medical issues. Have now done so; now need to decide what I wanna be when I grow up……
@Dave Huntsman Congrats to you my friend. Well I suppose you may have or should have a do to list now. Enjoy your time.
@@edwardandrade4390 I’m still a space cadet; need to find a way to stay engaged & make a contribution, even part-time, somehow.
@@dphuntsman what state you in? If you don't mind me asking
Knowing the part of the brain waves function in controlling our emotions do help in keeping a tap on our mood. When u have that in control it would be easy for us to keep the brain from being flooded by unwanted stress hormones which would eventually help us in keeping the neuroplasticity intact or we can prolong it.
Sounds just a little bit like learning , yes , just plain learning from activities , study & experience so if you’re not stupid you learn new things all your life .
Best video
Neurons that fire together wire together so start creating them good habbits and that's what you will do fire wire
the stock footage and graphics in this video are just appalling, to the point where it made it difficult to pay attention to the video itself. wouldn't have expected this from bbc
Yeah, the speakers are not convincing though. Full of feminism propaganda.
@@terusanzues6571 bruh just shut up
@@terusanzues6571 what are you even talking about
@@terusanzues6571 cry about it
@@terusanzues6571 Down Arrow; you’re just making crap up.
It is interesting how every channels shows almost the same content like we would see firing neurons. There is a simple key take away that your brain learns and adapts. Some disruptions in life can disrupt your mental capability. I was wondering whether this video really added something to my knowledge with some hard ground facts and figures.
YES answer.
Remove the rust around it and in between an
D in nerves and blood rust means belife on something
I'm thoroughly enjoying this. I read a book with a similar topic, and it was truly captivating. "Unlocking the Brain's Full Potential" by Alexander Sterling
Excellent job Fernando Teixeira & Izabela Cardoso
I have broken nerve for 2 years..i hope i can walk normal again..
I'm enthralled by this content. I recently enjoyed a similar book, and I was truly enthralled. "Unlocking the Brain's Full Potential" by Alexander Sterling
Very Interesting - most forget dementia is not a normal part of ageing so we should encourage others to pursue stimulating daily activities!
To be happy always brain struck in happiness
Memory is not stored in nerve connections/functions. Otherwise identify it.
I respectfully disagree. Here is why: we have seen in some people suddenly get a brain disease like Alzheimer’s or dementia… and they lost the memory of the previous days completely. Some long term memory content stayed though. But more serious brain diseases also managed to eliminate long term memory already (for example after an airplane crash) . So, what does this say about the place of storage of memory?
Also, we know from split 🧠 surgery that character also changes. This means the character is purely a result of the brain.
What might be outside the brain though is what enables us to have a free will: our divine consciousness
It's nothing new that human brain evolves with the time
Everyday , new inputs are fed into your brain and processed at the central nervous system , then such processed data or info is stored in memory
We are the architects of ourselves, from calories to data what we consume creates us.
Great
How do you lessen the over sensitivity of the brain?
How can rewiring help with studdering
too much daft electronic music - very distracting
We need to be Synchronized.
Make connections
Learn something new
Mentally rehearse
No stress
Write down
Do crosss words
The brain is not the originator of thought the brain is in and of itself a specific thought that manifested in the physical
So it is innate trait modifying itself through life experience?
Or just plain old curiosity I suppose.
So this should mean that a brain us always learning. So either you direct the change or you will just be reacting to circumstances as it keeps coming by. Be more efficient.
Visualise and meditate
My brain hurts!
My wife always tells me I don't have one....so re-wiring is not an option....
How does working at a stressful job I hate effect one's brain? Asking for a friend.
After prolonged exposure to the stressfull job the brain (and body) will turn itself against you. For example short term memory gets f(***)ed:
*looks at wiring manual*
"The White and the Green wire go into terminal nine."
*puts manual down, looks at terminals*
"Wich colours were they again?"
But it doesn't stop there. One may forget PIN numbers they've used for over a decade or stop and go Paranormal-Activity-Mode for half a minute.
Also physical malfunctions will occur. E.g. your car pulling to one side of the road (it's not the car). Exhaustion during times that make no sense. body temperature that doesn't want to regulate. In the worst case it'll end up in not having the strength to get out of bed and having to sleep in bed to save up on energy to drag oneself to the living room radiator and sleep there. People call this a "burnout". Naturally, quality social interaction with friends and family has been close to non-existend for months by that stage and is not expected to return for a few months.
0/10 experience. Tell your friend to look out for himself. If his work doesn't allow him to be productive and feel fulfilled, don't have your work be productive and fulfilling *for everybody* . They hate making profits and getting good results? Let them. *help them*. If protocols make his job hard to do, embrace it and make it *everybody's* problem. If the level of quality from his collegues is lacking, fix it but take half a day doing a one-hour fix. If his coworkers deviate from what he tells them to do, write off the project mentally and tell them to start from step one and do it right or not to bother him again. If he has photo's from a problem or quality issue he has adressed years ago, have it printed on a cake and delivered at the company's meeting room on it's X-year anniversary.
...At least that is what I heard from a friend.
Of course this works the same if "he" is a "she". Yes I caught it late and no I am not going to change it.
@@stalincat2457 Thank you for that. Great info.
We, humans, do have free will. Although we are driven by a cocktail of hormones and neurotransmitters, we do have the ability to consciously and willfully modify our thoughts, mindsets and behavior. Therefore, by our will, which requires conscious and directed effort, we are able to achieve personal development. And this is free will, because people can choose whether to change their behavior, how to react, whether to make a change in direction or not. So, ultimately we are responsible for how our destiny goes and our lifestyle choices get imprinted in our very brains on the way... which is just amazing!
Hey my psychotherapist said I should get into that ! Thanks
You're not stuck with the brain you're born with, sure like you're not stuck with your first pair of jammies, but you are stuck with the life you're born with.
Bubanj Nis Serbia part of the video
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Yeah, tell that to my NonVerbalLearningDisorder🤦🏻♀️
But I heard that as we grow we loose the ability of neuroplasticity. That’s why most adults cannot repair their brain damage. Can we STILL rewire our brain even if we’re a little grown up? Please someone answer!
YES!!!! So much info out there, just a quick search on neuroplasticity and the older brain will demonstrate this. I have even heard of a guy reversing his own alzheimers (yes alzheimers!) predominately by removing environmental toxins. Actually overcame his own diagnosis after docs told him there was nothing he could do, just wait and, well, die. He wrote a book: Beating Alzheimers by Tom Warren.
I also knew two women personally who were 101 and 102 respectively who were quite cognitively sound, the former wrote poetry and both were avid readers. Crosswords and reading and writing are fantastic ways of improving neuroplasticity. Apparently Vitamin D has a role to play in increasing neuroplasticity too even with the elderly. So it’s a combination of things. But short answer, YES!!
@@boomct8569 going on to read the book now! Thank you
Please read about Insulin and its role in cognitive impairment and related stuff. There is sufficient new papers/info published in the past 10 years. The are other smaller factors too but this is the biggest. Its mostly about Insulin sensitivity in the brain. Insulin signalling is responsible for new synapse connections and creating new neurons (still jury is out on this). As you grow old your brain becomes more resistant to insulin and hence less plastic. Intermittent fasting corrects this to a great extent or keeps this deterioration at bay. Along with Keto you will have fast results. If you combine this with mindfulness, you will come out on top !!! All the best.
I'm sixty 63 years old and learned C programming so I could program microcontrollers to do things. The last project I made was w WiFi enabled light timer we used over the Christmas hollidays to turn the lights on and off at predefined times set by using a web browser. I also built my own home made CNC wood router controlled by a program called GRBL. I've made and done more but the point is, you're never too old to learn new things and keep the mind in top shape. Happy learning!
@@DaveBuildsThings this is truly impressive and remarkable
Treat others the way you would like to be treated and you will feel good.
Exactly!!
Genes ,external environment starting from the womb ,parents, society,life experiences.. all those factors shaped and still shaping our brain nothing new !
Most importantly do we truly have a free will in the true meaning of the definition or we are just driven by a default mode that has been imposed on us by all the previous factors?
Turn off whatever is in your mind; open your ears, and watch the video again, ok? Get something out of it.
@@dphuntsman don't know what the heck you mean!
Maybe my question is deeper than your mind can comprehend currently! SMH..
Be sure to also look into the link between diet and brain health / dementia. The brain normally runs on glucose but with a ketogenic diet or fasting, the brain switches over to burning ketones. It appears that the brain actually functions better on ketones and prolonged fasts lead the body into autophagy (intracellular cleanup) and the damaging proteins in a demented brain are cleaned up, improving thought and memory.
I don’t know why the video didn’t talk about 3 meals a day being a big problem and cause of dementia…
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Yeah someones rewriting alot of brains
If you like this kind of information check out Dr. Carolyn Leaf.
I don’t have wires in my brain
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I would never trust Putin to give up his nukes, even if he says he will. Nor the US for that matter …
@Daniel E. Indeed not, sorry--must have gotten tabs confused.
I'm totally happy with MY OWN brain.it's the "brains" of SOME OTHER "people" that need to be changed.
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Well, I love the brain, that I'm born with... But sure, I'm learning new things all the time and solving logical puzzles and stuff... Nice video, nevertheless.
keen on the topic but can't cope with the manic sound and images. it's about the brain guys, go easy. sensory overload is a big deal in our society. yet education is so important! please consider vids that are high level, educationally, and low level stress to absorb. this vid sits at 85-90% discomfort for me to watch. but the content interests me 100%. less moving images, less sound overlap, longer time lapses for images...i look forward to that! merci
not agreed
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Depression is accumulated negative changes that can be reversed.
And a learnt behavior. Children do as their parents do and the parents don't have an alternativ conduct to show their kids.
@@anna-lenameijer9942 Plot twist: I reversed it and learned to observe my autonomous functions, habits and moods. And to be able to predict things kids go through, guide and solve their problems.
It is and it’s really hard to get out of that state but it’s possible
@@Amexella Reversal is accumulated positive changes that can be voluntary.
How does one "mentally practice" something?
apart from rehearsing a problem and solution over and over, or a strategy
imagining a scenario, change what better reaction would be versus your usual ones
much more
How did these 'Educated' people not understand this information years ago. It's so obvious.
I don't think this was a legal move from the king... knight capturing neither
Watch my second video as again
Ideas change how we think
This is way too confusing, just bc of the way it's edited.
Challenge your brain. Learn new craft, acquire new knowledge, get out of comfort zone. Do rigorous physical exercise regularly.
So you're saying I can become smart?
Yes. have you tried Brilliant?
@@vice.nor.virtue no whats that
How can I rewire my cognitive function?
Which papers back up the notion that our behavior is the single most important driver in terms of brain change (in contrary to genetics)? I'm especially interested in publications which compare these factors regarding the development of mental illnesses. You know, I'm basically looking for a paper which can shut up all these people who are victimizing themselves with their diagnosed ADD. But, I can hardly believe that such complex interractions can be quantified in a satisfying manner.
They implied the answer to that in the presentation: Look up papers that mention behavior and functional MRIs in whatever you’re most interested in, since that’s where the hard data on new pathways come from. (As well as, I assume, actual testing of those involved).
I wonder if a brain can heal from porn addiction and restart...by restart i mean if i can gain back and improve my memory!!??