Stroke Podcasts
This page contains links to podcasts, and other material, that relate to Stroke. You may listen to those podcasts simply by clicking the podcast title in the left-hand column.
| The power of plasticity - Part 1 of 2 Part 1 of an ABC Radio National podcast from the All in the Mind program aired on 13 September 2008. |
The dogma used to be that the adult brain was a rigid, unchangeable organ, but that pessimistic perspective is now being radically revised. Psychiatrist Dr Norman Doidge journeyed into the labs and lives of the 'neuroplasticians' -- once scientific mavericks, they're challenging the old neurological nihilism. Professor Jeffrey Schwartz is one. They both join Natasha Mitchell in discussion to reveal how the human brain has underestimated itself! Next week, plasticity on the couch... |
| The power of plasticity - Part 2 of 2 Part 2 of an ABC Radio National podcast from the All in the Mind program aired on 20 September 2008. |
The brain is more plastic than scientists once believed. But what does this mental malleability mean for humanity? More compelling stories from psychiatrist Dr Norman Doidge as he enters the labs and lives of the new 'neuroplasticians'. And, neuroplasticity on the couch - does psychotherapy physically change your brain?. |
