Amazing scientific podcast on sleep.
Mice and rats like to run so much: they've done a test where they put a wheel in a field and mice ran to it and started using it. Seems they like the visual of the horizontal bars moving?!
[ep 5] Revisit! Talks about the three chemicals necessary for proper learning.
[ep 6] Error and frustration, while learning something, including motor skills like balancing, increase the plasticity of the brain. Use this while learning?
Also, the brain is quite adept at learning but that works better in small increments.
[ep 7]
Errors while learning: embrace them. These errors signal to your brain that things need to change. Be intentional about learning (focus/tunnel vision) and be intentional about making mistakes: the more intentional and enjoyable your mistakes are, the more plasticity of your brain will improve.
Balance! Vestibular motor sensory relationship is key for heightened and/or accelerated plasticity: find things you're not good at, balance wise (yoga if you're not good at yoga). Almost falling, or actually falling, triggers your brain into very alert "need to change" mode, increasing plasticity.
