Part 1 – What do neuroscientists say about the brain?

Neuroscientists hold a variety of opinions regarding how to improve memory skills, but most agree that nothing is more effective than practice. And, as Dr. Lara Boyd, a brain researcher at the University of Columbia, explained in her Ted Talk titled After Watching This Your Brain Will Not be the Same, “You have to do the work.” Doing the work is simply the number one influencer on learning and the greater the struggle and interaction in the learning, the greater the structural change in the brain which will allow you to retain that learning longer term.

Take 15 minutes to watch Dr. Lara Boyd talk.