The Helyx Show

Episode 1: Synaptic Plasticity and our Ability to Change


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Steinbeck once wrote that "change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass." We are familiar to constant changes in our life - from learning how to walk, moving out to go to college - and we desire change in our habits, our personalities, and our long-term goals. And yet, we are also familiar with hardened prejudices and the lull of learned behaviors, intrusive thoughts. The human brain is intricate and contradictory, and the nature of our plastic brain has perplexed philosophers and scientists alike for many years. In this episode, Chris dives into the basis of synaptic plasticity and neurotransmission, and shares her thoughts and experience with this fascinating concept of human adaptability. 

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Music Credits for this Episode: 

1: "In My Life", The Beatles

2: "Landslide", Fleetwood Mac

3: "Rhapsody in Blue", George Gershwin, conducted by Leonard Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic (1976)

4: "We Never Change", Coldplay

5. "The Lark Ascending", Vaughan Williams, conducted by Vernon Hadley with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and David Nolan on violin.

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