Harnessing the Plasticity of the Older Brain

Our brains exhibit an amazing ability to modify both their structure and function in response to new experiences, a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. Efforts to harness this neuroplasticity to improve and preserve our brain function as we get older have led to the development of commercial brain training software. Join us as Dr. Gazzaley shares his research on the brain mechanisms that underlie cognitive enhancement, and data from his latest experiments directed at improving our cognitive abilities using custom-designed video games from his lab.

Speaker: Adam Gazzaley, UCSF