The Line with Dr Kristen Holmes Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart: What Your Brain is Trying to Tell You and How to Listen
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Nov 27, 2025 
Dr. Tara Swart is a leading neuroscientist and author known for her expertise in intuition and neuroplasticity. In this engaging discussion, she unpacks the fascinating relationship between intuition and creativity, revealing that intuition is deeply connected to the body. Swart shares actionable insights on using microhabits for behavioral change and explains how neuroplasticity empowers us to reinvent our brains. She also highlights the importance of mindfulness, visualization, and even the power of vision boards, making neuroscience accessible and practical for personal growth.
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Intuition Is Brain-Body Memory
- Intuition is stored across brain and body via Hebbian learning and gut-brain signals.
- Life experiences push knowledge from cortex into limbic, brainstem, spinal cord, and gut neurons.
Train Your Brain With Neuroplasticity
- Train intuition and creativity by deliberately seeking novelty and learning difficult things.
- Use neuroplasticity: awareness, focused attention, repetition, and accountability to change habits.
Beyond Five Senses
- Humans have many more senses than five; new senses (like immune sensing) were recognized recently.
- Focusing on balance and smell preserves mobility and memory as we age.
