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World Science Festival | The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity SOLD OUT

What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler or play Rachmaninoff without breaking a sweat? A growing understanding of neuroplasticity suggests these fantasies could one day become reality. Neuroplasticity may also be the key to solving diseases like Alzheimer’s, depression, and autism. This program will guide you through the intricate neural pathways inside our skulls, as leading neuroscientists discuss their most recent findings and both the tantalizing possibilities and pitfalls for our future cognitive selves.

PARTICIPANTS: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Nim Tottenham, Carla Shatz, and Others

The Big Ideas Series is supported in part by the John Templeton Foundation.











When: Thu., May. 31, 2018 at 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Where: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Ave.
646-557-4430
Price: $40 General / $20 Students
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What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler or play Rachmaninoff without breaking a sweat? A growing understanding of neuroplasticity suggests these fantasies could one day become reality. Neuroplasticity may also be the key to solving diseases like Alzheimer’s, depression, and autism. This program will guide you through the intricate neural pathways inside our skulls, as leading neuroscientists discuss their most recent findings and both the tantalizing possibilities and pitfalls for our future cognitive selves.

PARTICIPANTS: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Nim Tottenham, Carla Shatz, and Others

The Big Ideas Series is supported in part by the John Templeton Foundation.

Buy tickets/get more info now