The Brain Box: Ian Robertson on plasticity & the link between the mind and the brain

Ian Robertson, Professor of Psychology in Trinity College Dublin talks to The Brain Box presenter Richard Roche about brain plasticity - our brain's ability to change and grow as we feed it new information - as well as the distinctive relationship between the mind and the brain - thinking young can keep you young.

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Music: 'Reblochon' by Michael Gallen

Production team is Richard Roche, Helen Shaw, Amy Millar & Cormac McAdam

Image: ©Ian Robertson, The Winner Effect - http://www.thewinnereffect.com/