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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.89,0:00:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have some good news for you today.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.98,0:00:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is that you can\Nrewire your brains
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.20,0:00:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be great in your own right \Nif you really want to.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.62,0:00:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to give you\Na brain-based perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.83,0:00:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on why we say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.63,0:00:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain will look\Ndifferent on the inside
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.33,0:00:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you go home tonight
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.32,0:00:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than what it looked like\Nbefore you came here this morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.94,0:00:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nelson Mandela was known for saying,\N"I was in jail for 27 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.48,0:00:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my mind was never in jail."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.61,0:00:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're going to have a little bit\Nof a neuroplasticity perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.70,0:00:57.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how we can become great\Nin our own right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.62,0:01:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when we look at this slide,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.00,0:01:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's what a normal brain\Nis supposed to look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.39,0:01:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And specifically, I'd like you\Nto focus on an area there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.27,0:01:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we call the cerebellum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.21,0:01:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look at\Na live model of this brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.07,0:01:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what your brain looks like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.74,0:01:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cerebellum\Nis this area at the bottom.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.95,0:01:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cerebellum's function\Nis to give you balance,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.17,0:01:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coordinated movements,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.55,0:01:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it controls certain aspects \Nof your speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.07,0:01:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's also the home\Nof 50% of your brain cells.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.71,0:01:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So obviously, one would assume
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.56,0:01:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that that's a very important\Npart of our brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.18,0:01:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, a woman in China\Nwas admitted to a hospital,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.24,0:01:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,complaining of nausea
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.77,0:02:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just having vertigo and imbalance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.34,0:02:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they did a CAT scan,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.13,0:02:07.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it revealed that this woman's brain
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.67,0:02:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looked like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.01,0:02:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please note that black area there
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.77,0:02:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is only cerebrospinal fluids.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.50,0:02:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her cerebellum was missing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.05,0:02:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you freaking out yet?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.51,0:02:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.51,0:02:27.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How is it possible\Nthat you can go to hospital,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.97,0:02:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you act like a normal person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.60,0:02:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you speak, you walk, you talk?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.31,0:02:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, dizziness, nausea,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.92,0:02:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no one expected this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.78,0:02:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, our whole talk\Nis about how your brain compensates.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.42,0:02:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's going to be very important
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.09,0:02:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we need to understand how that works.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.75,0:02:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The principle is called neuroplasticity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.100,0:02:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this lady,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.35,0:03:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite mild mental impairment\Nand some imbalance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.54,0:03:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she managed to marry, have children,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.13,0:03:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a fairly normal life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.38,0:03:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And scientists were fascinated,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.03,0:03:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How is this possible that someone\Ncan live a life like this
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.53,0:03:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be seen as normal,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.91,0:03:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet half of her brain cells are missing?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.57,0:03:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's the significance of this case.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.82,0:03:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How is it possible\Nthat the brain can adapt
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.14,0:03:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that people can still have\Na fairly normal life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.54,0:03:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without half of their brain cells?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.03,0:03:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this case is a testimony\Nfor this principle called neuroplasticity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.27,0:03:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, to give you an example again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.69,0:03:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this woman's brain, literally -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.51,0:03:53.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we now looked at a model of the brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.25,0:03:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said this whole area was gone,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.14,0:03:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she adapted.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.93,0:04:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neuroplasticity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.64,0:04:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is about the brain's ability\Nto adapt and rewire itself
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.34,0:04:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can survive\Nand thrive in your world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.23,0:04:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except for regulating\Nbasic bodily functions,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.88,0:04:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we have to remember\Nis the main function of your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.62,0:04:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to help you survive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.08,0:04:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's good news\Nbecause your brain will help you adapt.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.50,0:04:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you do the hard work\Nto build new pathways,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.31,0:04:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the brain can adjust and adapt\Nto help you not just survive
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.50,0:04:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to actually thrive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.28,0:04:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'd like you to do\Nas you are sitting there,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.00,0:04:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like you to clap your hands
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.78,0:04:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cross over,\Ntouch your nose and your ear,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.62,0:04:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and switch over to the other side.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.31,0:04:53.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just do this simple\Nmovement activity with me, please.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.51,0:04:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aha!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.15,0:04:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.27,0:05:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how are we doing here with regards\Nto feeling how brain fit we are?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.10,0:05:08.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a simple bilateral\Nor cross-lateral movement activity
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.100,0:05:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we do to improve our brain fitness.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.05,0:05:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news about this
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.33,0:05:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is if you're going\Nto continuously try this,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.47,0:05:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the harder you try
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.57,0:05:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the more intensely you repeat this,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.85,0:05:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the quicker you'll learn to do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.39,0:05:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, it shows you\Nhow powerful your brain is
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.18,0:05:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how quickly we can improve\Nour neuro-agility.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.30,0:05:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, our world is changing very fast,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.52,0:05:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are facing\Nan era of disruptive change,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.75,0:05:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are going to need\Nto be really neuro-agile people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.81,0:05:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to not just survive\Nbut to thrive in that world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.18,0:05:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that means that we are going\Nto have to flex our mental muscle.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.98,0:05:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let's quickly talk\Nabout how neuroplasticity works,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.13,0:05:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what does it look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.32,0:06:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are three levels\Nthat we need to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.52,0:06:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the way neuroplasticity works.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.92,0:06:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, at this moment,\Nas you are listening to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.65,0:06:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your brain cells\Nare making those connections.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.61,0:06:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if we cut the brain open,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.14,0:06:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will see that your brain\Nhas white and grey matters;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.48,0:06:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in other words, that's where the learning \Nand the thinking really takes place.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.70,0:06:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So your brain on its most basic level\Nfunctions electrochemically.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.88,0:06:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we talk about\Nelectrochemical functioning,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.40,0:06:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it literally means that the brain\Nproduces 20 to 25 watts of electricity,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.11,0:06:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that these impulses are transmitted\Nfrom one cell to another.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.08,0:06:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what you will see on the screen
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.73,0:06:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are those impulses being transmitted
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.20,0:06:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the dendrites\Nof a neuron, a brain cell.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.94,0:06:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what you are looking at now
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.11,0:07:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you will see there are also\Nsome chemicals being released
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.10,0:07:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that transmit these messages\Nfrom one cell to another.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.91,0:07:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the best way to illustrate this is -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.91,0:07:19.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want two people who I have asked\Nbefore we started this session
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.03,0:07:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just come on stage,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.80,0:07:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to illustrate to you\Nthe electrical functioning of your brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.54,0:07:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want you to think\Nabout the impact of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.89,0:07:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in my hand, I have a thing\Ncalled an energy ball.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.21,0:07:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just a little ball with a flashlight,\Nand it's got two poles,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.59,0:07:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a positive and a negative.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.46,0:07:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When these two poles\Nare connected with each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.51,0:07:47.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the little flashlight goes off.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.42,0:07:49.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guys, can you come on stage, please?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.02,0:07:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So all this proves is my body\Nconducts electricity,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.83,0:07:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it gets a little bit\Nmore interesting than this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.42,0:08:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you just join me\Non stage here, please?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.54,0:08:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,André, you stand on that side -\Nand there, there we go.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.41,0:08:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when we touch hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.76,0:08:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all I'd like you to do,\Njust put your finger on that pole there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.64,0:08:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing is happening now.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.45,0:08:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just touch hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.25,0:08:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Break up.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.16,0:08:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Touch hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.24,0:08:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Break up.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.36,0:08:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, now, André, keep this in your hand
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.59,0:08:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the camera can see.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.86,0:08:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hold my hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.15,0:08:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, just touch\Nwhere you touched previously,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.33,0:08:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.59,0:08:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.62,0:08:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, keep it there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.75,0:08:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I break up here -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.79,0:08:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this illustrates -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.03,0:08:41.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much. Much appreciated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.17,0:08:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.04,0:08:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this illustrates
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.72,0:08:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that my energy\Ninfluences other people's energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.56,0:08:54.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the implication of this\Nis we need to think,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.03,0:08:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What energy did you bring\Ninto this room here today?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.32,0:09:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often when people meet\NNelson Mandela,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.58,0:09:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they often would refer to him\Nbeing charismatic.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.85,0:09:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on its most basic scientific level,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.51,0:09:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this man transmitted\Ntremendous constructiveness,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.83,0:09:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,positive energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.74,0:09:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, we should think\Nabout energy and electricity
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.44,0:09:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like dropping a stone into water.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.57,0:09:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we drop a stone into the water,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.30,0:09:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has a ripple effect,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.81,0:09:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so your and my energy\Ninfluence each other
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.11,0:09:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.26,0:09:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that just illustrates\Nthe electrical functioning.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.34,0:09:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the moment we choose to change\Nour thinking and our emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.74,0:09:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we change the energy\Nthat we radiate into our world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.74,0:09:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if we look at\Nthe chemical functioning,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.67,0:09:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very important that everything \Nin your body is always about chemicals.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.23,0:09:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe the best way\Nto illustrate this again -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.46,0:09:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we look at the next picture,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.33,0:10:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will see that they are chemicals
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.49,0:10:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that help to transmit messages\Nfrom one brain cell to another one.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.78,0:10:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call them neurotransmitters.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.11,0:10:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I want to illustrate this\Nthrough a story.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.16,0:10:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Nelson Mandela was president,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.79,0:10:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he once visited an old age home, \Nand he was in the Alzheimer's ward,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.24,0:10:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speaking to people there.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.26,0:10:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he walked up to an old lady,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.52,0:10:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he asked her,\N"Do you know who I am?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.40,0:10:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she looked at him like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.94,0:10:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she took him by the arm and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.80,0:10:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Listen, if you don't know\Nwho you are, go ask the nurse."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.24,0:10:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.30,0:10:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why I told you this story
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.38,0:10:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was, simply, you experienced\Na good feeling when you laughed.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.89,0:10:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You experienced a chemical \Ncalled serotonin being produced,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.36,0:10:51.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is good fuel.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.43,0:10:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can also, if we stress too much,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.71,0:11:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produce chemicals that act\Nas inhibiting chemicals.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.77,0:11:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They block transmission between cells.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.02,0:11:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our thoughts and our emotions
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.53,0:11:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impact the chemicals\Nthat regulate our mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.97,0:11:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I drive down the road\Nand someone runs right in front of me,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.56,0:11:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I hit the brakes,\Nand the car comes to a standstill,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.98,0:11:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel pins and needles in my legs -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.80,0:11:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an example of the inhibiting chemicals
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.52,0:11:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that influences - the fuel\Nthat's not good for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.05,0:11:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You control that.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.88,0:11:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, neuroplasticity \Non its most basic level,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.14,0:11:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is about your electrochemical functioning.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.62,0:11:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when we look\Nat how your brain functions,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.24,0:11:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we cut open the brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.25,0:11:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you look at your brain model like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.69,0:11:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you look at the white\Nand grey matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.90,0:11:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this moment,\Nas you are listening to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.59,0:11:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your brain cells are connecting \Nand making structural changes;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.21,0:11:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you sufficiently reinforce \Nthose structural changes,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.82,0:11:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it becomes a permanent pathway;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.34,0:12:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when it becomes a permanent pathway,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.47,0:12:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means your behavior,\Nthat emotion or that habit,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.90,0:12:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becomes second nature -\Nit becomes automatic.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.35,0:12:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is good news.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.26,0:12:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are the results\Nof these neuron pathways,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.91,0:12:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if they are pathways\Nand habits you don't like,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.75,0:12:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can change it,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.68,0:12:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you need to carve a new pathway
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.02,0:12:23.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the white and grey\Nmatters of your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.12,0:12:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With intensity and repetition,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.28,0:12:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to replace\Nthe old negative pathways
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.70,0:12:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with new constructive ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.23,0:12:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you do,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.46,0:12:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you bring about a structural\Nchange in your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.93,0:12:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's good news
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.93,0:12:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it says we never\Nhave to be victims
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.11,0:12:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our "behavior" and our environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.40,0:12:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we can outthink our circumstances.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.09,0:12:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this case of the Chinese woman
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.41,0:12:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a case where even functional changes\Ntake place in the brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.51,0:13:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the functions of the cerebellum,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.49,0:13:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of balance and coordinated movements\Nand some speech functions
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.60,0:13:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been replaced \Nby the cerebral cortex -
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.12,0:13:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this outer layer here.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.66,0:13:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fantastic!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.00,0:13:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means we can overcome adversity,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.44,0:13:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and miracles can happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.56,0:13:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because from a scientific point of view,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.05,0:13:25.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still think it must be a miracle
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.26,0:13:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for someone to be born\Nwithout a cerebellum,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.30,0:13:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she lives a fairly normal life,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.64,0:13:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she's a mom,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.85,0:13:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she understands\Nthe world the way I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.42,0:13:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the implications are\Nwe can change whatever we want
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.88,0:13:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we could rewire ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.30,0:13:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sufficiently spend time\Nwith reinforcement and intensity
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.96,0:13:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to replace old negative behavior patterns
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.80,0:13:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with new constructive alternatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.49,0:13:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other implication\Nis quite profound for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.98,0:14:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This woman never experienced\Nthe label of being "disabled"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.94,0:14:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they didn't know\Nthat she didn't have a cerebellum.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.74,0:14:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, she started only talking \Nat six years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.77,0:14:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Einstein started talking at five.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.99,0:14:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what's the problem?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.45,0:14:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.45,0:14:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she started walking only at seven.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.17,0:14:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, that's a bit late.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.26,0:14:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not having had the burden\Nof a label that "You are disabled"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.07,0:14:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually made her live\Na fairly normal life.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.40,0:14:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should be careful of the labels\Nwe put on ourselves and on others.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.93,0:14:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if I want to, then, change my brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.51,0:14:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do I do it?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.02,0:14:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One, assess all the bad habits,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.86,0:14:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the things that are bad for your brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.02,0:14:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the behavior you'd like to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.38,0:15:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two, you make a conscious choice
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.53,0:15:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reinforce the new behavior\Nso much more than the old behavior,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.13,0:15:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you focus on your solutions\Nso much more than your problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.16,0:15:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three, it takes a lot of hard work\Nand reinforcement
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.22,0:15:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build those pathways.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.12,0:15:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain works like a movie:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.61,0:15:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has a soundtrack, it has visuals,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.41,0:15:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.48,0:15:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the bottom line,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.77,0:15:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to reinforce new behavior,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.08,0:15:31.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you start speaking words of life
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.21,0:15:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and speak positive,\Nconstructive solutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.90,0:15:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two, think forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.39,0:15:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Envision your solutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.80,0:15:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feed your mind
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.96,0:15:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the pictures and the dreams
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.03,0:15:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will help you become that person\Nwho is great in your own right.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.81,0:15:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four, act upon it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.69,0:15:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.04,0:15:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love Nike statement: Just do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.69,0:15:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when we do it,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.96,0:15:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we seal the deal in the deepest\Nparts of the brain
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.07,0:16:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called the limbic system.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.05,0:16:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So say it, see it, do it, experience it.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.55,0:16:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to conclude this session\Nsimply by saying this,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.33,0:16:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are the result of your thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.28,0:16:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your habits is how you think habitually.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.51,0:16:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when your start\Nchanging your thoughts habitually,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.50,0:16:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you start changing your emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.95,0:16:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you change\Nyour thoughts and emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.12,0:16:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fuel you run on,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.83,0:16:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you change your behavior.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.04,0:16:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you change your thoughts, \Nemotions and behavior,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.83,0:16:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you change your performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.39,0:16:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That puts you in the driver seat \Nof your own life -
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.27,0:16:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,master of your own destiny,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.78,0:16:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,architect of your own life.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.22,0:16:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was an idea\NI thought was worth sharing.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.70,0:16:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)