2. What is brain plasticity? Ability of brain to grow and reorganize itself POSITIVE BRAIN PLASTICITY: Brain grows in more efficient way NEGATIVE BRAIN PLASTICITY: Brain grows or reorganizes in less efficient way Negative brain plasticity results in cognitive decline, but is preventable with training!
3. Factors which result in NEGATIVE plasticity Brain disuse Noisy processing Weakened neuromodulatory control Negative learning
4. How the program helps Program reverses negative brain plasticity and improves auditory stimuliin the brain.
5. Program drives positive brain plasticity Engages brain to reverse brain disuse that drives negative plasticity. Uses repetition, success and rewards
6. Program drives positive brain plasticity (continued) Increases ability of brain to extract meaningful information in a noisy environment. Engages memory and cognitive systems to improve accuracy.
7. Program drives positive brain plasticity (continued) Strengthens neuromodulatory system to open gates to brain plasticity. Attention (acetycholine) Reward (dopamine) Novelty (norepinephrine)
8. Program drives positive brain plasticity (continued) Guides user out of learned behaviors into new behaviors. Requires attentive and active listening
9. Positive plasticity New Challenging Progressive Engages sensory systems Rewarding Novel or surprising
10. Some Additional ways to improve brain power (only a sampling) Exercise Healthy food Music Video games Meditation No smoking and limit alcohol Certain supplements may help Quality of sleep important Talk, write, socialize Laugh