The whole thing three times. Our brain never evolved for any of this, and yet here we are, getting on with it as best as we can. And its all thanks to our brains incredible capacity to adapt, to learn, to grow. Im on a journey to understand the Miraculous Plasticity of the human brain. The brain will even change its structure. The core, the architecture of the brain can change. This is neuroplasticity. Once thought to be limited to youth, we now know its a Constant Force in shaping who we are. Your mind can change the very. Substrate of its own operations. Helping us to learn. Adaptability is one of the most remarkable aspects of human intelligence, and i think plasticity is the mechanism behind it. And to heal. Well, neuroplasticity actually is at the core of neurorehabilitation. An active field of study thats helping us to understand how we became us. As things move forward, were going to see more and more how much our Motor Ability actually is tied to the way we think and feel. And
Good evening. Im larry temple. As chairman of the lbj foundation, its my true privilege to welcome all of you to this program tonight. I happen to think that the lbj library has set a pattern or is setting a pattern. Three weeks ago we had two stars on this stage; bob schieffer, moderation, in conversation with former secretary of state madeleine albright. Well, tonight weve got two more stars on this stage, john avlon and Mark Updegrove. Johnjohn avlon is a true risingr in this country in the media and journalism world. John got his start as a speech writer for Rudy Giuliani both when he was mayor of new york and later as a president ial candidate. John avlon today is the editorinchief and managing director of the daily beast, but hes way more than that. He is a very active writer in this country. Every major magazine has seen one of his pieces. Moreover, hes on television all the time. You can look at cnn, you look at msnbc, you can look at pbs, you can look at cspan, and youll see j
From the European Union during a media grilling. Fears and confusion world powers highlight the threats of returning. Struggled to find a solution to deal with r. T. Heres the story of one former member return to russia. While i was lying in the hospital people came up to me and tried to convince me to become a suicide bomber. Youre tuning in from around the world this hour welcome to moscow and to r. T. International my name is you know good of your company we begin with breaking news from the u. S. Where there is an active shooter a high school in florida according to the courts local media are now saying one person has been killed. Up to twenty people may have been wounded these are live pictures now a lot more than when we last went to this scene there has been a helicopter up police have been steadily coming into the area where are to. Joins us live now on the program to tell us more so what are we learning about whats happening inside of florida well the active shooting incident
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