WTF is Neuroplasticity? with Dr. Tara Swart

Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart wants you to mould your own brain! As a doctor of psychiatry with a PhD in neuropharmacology, she's spent years up close and personal with our grey matter. So, can we actively change our brain function?
On today's Braincare Podcast, we lift the lid on neuroplasticity, discover how you can build new neural pathways, and potentially answer the brain function nature-nurture argument once and for all!
We talk about:

• What does neuroplasticity actually mean?!
• Is cognitive function genetic?
• Neuroplasticity in action: oxytocin production in new fathers
• Why your late-30s and early-40s is crunch time for brain health
• The double returns of enjoyable brain-boosting activities
• The 3 mechanisms for inducing neuroplasticity