Useful introductions to concepts 1 – neuroplasticity / mindfulness
“Adaptability is one of the most remarkable attributes of human intelligence”
‘How I rewired my brain in six weeks’ is a 12-minute feature from BBC News from 2024, where journalist Melissa Hogenboom explores the science explaining the practice of mindfulness.
(3.04) A useful segment explaining neuroplasticity in simple terms through interviews with neuroscientists.
(3.33) ‘When neurons fire together, they wire together’ – explains the way I see EMDR reprocessing creates neuroplasticity in therapy, when clients are able to make new connections between disparate memories and experiences, opening up new ways of relating to past traumatic events.
(4.12) ‘Neuroplasticity is the mechanism through which the brain repairs itself’. An explanation of how neuroplasticity creates permanent change to the functional network of the brain.
Andrew Lockhart - Psychotherapy & Counselling 