What they can achieve. But every two years, its sport that brings them closer. They come from europe, the South Atlantic and the caribbean. 2a islands, 1a sports, across six days of action. This is the island games. 900 miles away off the north coast of scotland, shooter Ross Donaldson and his teammates are starting the long trip south. When you can get an island games squad, theres anticipation, theres excitement. So weve got 20 bikes, a lot of football kit, sailing kit, athletics kit. In st peters port, Team Managers are checking in athletes and equipment. 103 of us all arrived here safely. Im delighted. Going to head over to the two hotels, and then well unpack all the bikes and the kit. Carlos and his bikes have travelled all the way from shetland. 2a hours between us leaving and the bikes arriving. So not too bad. Well, its quite warm here. We do have a day or two to sort of acclimatise and get the bikes together and check out the courses. Ive got two bikes. This is the One For Th
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
Every week, tens of thousands of children go to Ballet Classes at their local clubs. The most talented compete for a place at one of the top ballet boarding schools. There, they train like elite athletes, with one aim to join a professional ballet company. It really was that, like, billy elliot moment, where you get the letter and i ran up to my room. India thompson was 11 and living with her family in yorkshire when she was offered a place at the Royal Ballet School in 2007. I was just like. Wow this is it now, like, this is my life. The Junior Section of the Royal Ballet School is for children aged 11 to 16, and it nestles in the heart of londons richmond park. King charles is its president. Its the top Ballet School in britain, and widely regarded as one of the best in the world. It is an extraordinary place. It produces fabulous dancers. Some of the best dancers of our time. For india, it was a dream come true. I couldnt wait to pack my parents off. I was like, bye and they were pr
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
Every week, tens of thousands of children go to Ballet Classes at their local clubs. The most talented compete for a place at one of the top ballet boarding schools. There, they train like elite athletes, with one aim to join a professional ballet company. It really was that, like, billy elliot moment, where you get the letter and i ran up to my room. India thompson was 11 and living with her family in yorkshire when she was offered a place at the Royal Ballet School in 2007. I was just like. Wow this is it now, like, this is my life. The Junior Section of the Royal Ballet School is for children aged 11 to 16, and it nestles in the heart of londons richmond park. King charles is its president. Its the top Ballet School in britain, and widely regarded as one of the best in the world. It is an extraordinary place. It produces fabulous dancers. Some of the best dancers of our time. For india, it was a dream come true. I couldnt wait to pack my parents off. I was like, bye and they were pr