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#119 – David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is the Brain Stuck in Silence and Darkness?

Even when you're an old person, you'll be able to remember new faces and names. And thank goodness, because the world is changing rapidly in terms of technology. So there are parts of the brain that remain malleable their whole life. It's just that I think this notion that we all have that plasticity diminishes as we grow older is in part because the motivation isn't there.

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