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Using neuroplasticity to overcome your hardwired genetic code

Nov 15, 2013 | Neuroplasticity,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak | 5 Comments

The following piece was written for The Conversation by Tony Hannan, one of the neuroscientists I've profiled in ...
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Nurture over nature? Interview with neuroplasticity researcher Tony Hannan

Nov 8, 2013 | Neuroplasticity,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak | 1 Comment

Neuroplasticity research shows we have the ability to slow the onset of even fatal inherited disorders such as ...
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Would you donate your brain? Interview with brain bank manager, Dr Claire Shepherd

Oct 25, 2013 | Ageing Brain,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak | 1 Comment

Meet the lovely Dr Claire Shepherd, neuroscientist and Manager of the Sydney Brain Bank. I first met Claire ...
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