Brain HealthNeuroscientist Tommy Wood Debunks the Myth That Adult Brains Cannot Change
Neuroscientist Dr. Tommy Wood joins STEM-Talk to discuss his upcoming book 'The Stimulated Mind,' which challenges the long-held belief that adult brains are fixed and cannot change. Wood, an Associate Professor at the University of Washington, explains how research demonstrates adult brain plasticity and adaptability. The conversation covers the history of neuroscience, from Santiago Ramón y Cajal's early work to modern understanding of neuroplasticity. Wood discusses how studies with barn owls and humans wearing vision-altering goggles prove the brain's remarkable ability to adapt throughout life, contradicting decades of scientific dogma about brain rigidity in adulthood.
