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After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what do you think the speaker means by “your brain will not be the same”?
What kinds of things do you think can change your brain after you watch a talk like this?
Why do you think this topic is popular for a TEDx talk?

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After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver

What neuroplasticity is and how the brain changes (00:00 – 06:00)

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1. What is the most “transformative” discovery the speaker highlights early in the talk?

After childhood, the brain cannot change
The brain is silent when you rest
Only one brain region is responsible for memory
Every time you learn a new fact or skill, you change your brain

2. According to the speaker, which kind of brain change supports short-term memory?

Chemical signaling changes between neurons
Structural changes in connections between neurons
Enlargement of the hippocampus only
Permanent loss of brain cells

3. Why might you improve during practice one day but lose the improvement the next day?

Because adults cannot form long-term memories
Because rest makes the brain stop working
Because motor skills cannot be learned through practice
Because chemical changes happened, but they did not lead to needed structural changes

After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver

Stroke, practice, and why variability matters (06:00 – 12:00)

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1. Why does the speaker say stroke is still a major problem even though it dropped in the causes-of-death ranking?

Because strokes only affect children
Because fewer people have strokes now
Because people are living longer after severe strokes, often with disability
Because rehabilitation is already very effective

2. What does the speaker say is the best driver of neuroplastic change in your brain?

MRI technology
Your age
Your behavior
A special medication

3. What does the speaker say about the idea that it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill?

It only applies to learning languages
It is not quite that simple; people need different amounts of practice
It is a perfect rule for everyone
It proves genetics do not matter

After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver

Personalized learning and building the brain you want (12:00 – 14:24)

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1. What does the speaker suggest we should consider in addition to personalized medicine?

Only genetic solutions
One-size-fits-all teaching
Avoiding practice to reduce struggle
Personalized learning

2. What does the speaker say you should do with behaviors that are healthy for your brain?

Stop them to avoid change
Only do them when you are young
Repeat those behaviors
Ignore them because they don’t matter

3. What final message does the speaker give the audience as they leave?

Only teachers can change brains
Learning should always be easy
Go out and build the brain you want
Your brain cannot change after puberty

After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver

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1. Which statement best matches the talk’s main idea about learning?

Learning depends mainly on using only one part of the brain
Learning changes the brain, and this can happen across the lifespan
Learning happens only when the brain is resting
Learning is mostly fixed by childhood and cannot change much later

2. What is one key reason the speaker says rehabilitation and learning strategies are difficult to design?

Because neuroplasticity patterns are highly variable from person to person
Because practice has little effect on the brain
Because MRI cannot measure the brain
Because the brain never changes structurally

3. According to the talk, neuroplasticity can be both positive and negative because it is shaped by:

Only what you do
Everything you do and everything you don’t do
Only your genetics
Only what you learn in school

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver

The speaker says “the best driver of neuroplastic change in your brain is your behavior.” What behaviors in your life might be shaping your brain the most?
Do you agree that “increased difficulty” and “struggle” during practice can lead to more learning? Why or why not?
What could “personalized learning” look like in a real classroom or workplace training program?
The talk says neuroplasticity can be for better or for worse. What is one positive change and one negative change you have seen (in yourself or others) that might relate to this?