Yeah , it was actively suppressed because of the competitive nature of prizes and discoveries at that time . And a guy named Mike Merz and his student , um Greg recen zone were showing that adult plasticity exists . And only now is this really starting to emerge as a theme , right ?
I was raised in science with a principle . It was literally dictated to me as a principal , almost like a rule of religion , which was that the brain is plastic , it can change and learn until you're about 25 and then the critical periods and , and that's it . And this was a rule , essentially , it was dictated a Nobel Prize which was very deserved given to my scientific , great grandparents , they deserve it .
And this was a rule , essentially , it was dictated a Nobel Prize which was very deserved given to my scientific , great grandparents , they deserve it . Um But I was told there was no changing of brain structure function in any meaningful way after age 25 or so turns out that's completely wrong . Sorry , David and Torsten , but they knew it was wrong .
Now we know this to be completely false . There's plastics throughout the lifespan . There's limits to it here and there .
And the premier journals have a an outsized effect on what the media covers . And so the beautiful thing is the journal staff now is of the age that they grew up hearing about acupuncture hypnosis has a powerful clinical effect if it's done , right ? Um Yoga Nidra and similar practices and so the tides are changing , but I sometimes like to take a step back and think what are we confronted with now ?
