Neuroplasticity and Behaviour Change – Dr Gabija Toleikyte

Have you ever come up with amazing New Year’s resolutions such as losing extra weight, starting saving up money, starting your own business, exercising regularly, changing your career, eating much healthier or quitting smoking? You pumped yourself up with great enthusiasm and thought things are going to be very different this year. Fast forward – what happened a month down the line?

If you are like the majority of us, you’ve probably gone back to where you started. We form habits subconsciously without even realising it and yet we often struggle to change them. Although our brains have an enormous ability to change (neuroplasticity), following old habits require much less energy and effort. Also, our brains resist a sudden change and we get emotional conform from following the same old ways. Therefore, creating a lasting behavioural change is not easy.

If you are fed up with this yo-yo effect and want to gradually create a lasting change, then you might want to consider learning from a neuroscientist and performance coach Dr Gabija Toleikyte about what conditions does your brain need to activate neuroplasticity and create a lasting behavioural change.

In this talk you will learn:

Which parts of the brain are responsible for creating and maintaining old habits?
Which parts of the brain are required for creating a lasting change?
What is neuroplasticity and when is it active?
A brain-based explanation on why we fall back to old habits
Brain-based practical tips on how to create lasting behavioural changes.

Recommended reading:

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
Brain Rules by John Medina
Mindset by Carol Dweck

Dr Gabija Toleikyte is a neuroscientist and business coach. She completed her PhD at the University College London on the neuronal basis of memory and navigation. During her PhD, Gabija acquired a business coach qualification and worked as an internal coach at UCL for senior academics and administrative staff.

Combining coaching experience with neuroscience insights allows Gabija to develop unique seminars, where solid neuroscience research is presented in the context of the topics relevant for individuals and organisations.

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[AlexanderTechniqueMadeEasy]

Well imagine finding this in all the billions of hours of youtube. Really great talk.

[weirdinagoodway]

Dr Toleikyte is an excellent speaker and a very down to earth person. I really appreciate her teaching style and sense of humour. Great lecture! Thank you!

[lynraf]

Dr Toleikyte has the skills to explain neuroscience to anyone. Her use of simple language and her methods of teaching will keep you interested to the end. Her enthusiasm will make you want to learn more on this very interesting subject

[amanr]

I find it fascinating how our subjective thoughts influence our brain physiology. The interface between psychology and neuroscience is so intriguing! Fantastic talk!

[kristinaasimova]

Incorrect: relapse is another stage of that model, it should be included after maintenance, and the whole change thing is cyclical. Most people need several attempts before they can actually maintain the change.

[h.m.mcgreevy]

All these amazing findings yet there are some weaponizing such info. Necrology, psychology, biology...

[aniruddhbadnikar]

Thank you for details and support and cooperation and nice councelling and motivation 👌

[stormyrivers]

"Time does not change neurons, nor heal trauma, however Repetition does."

[abisharufina]

Thank you so much for the amazing lecture, mam.❤

[sherlockholmes]

im frim india u changing my life mam

[elaminemoubled]

Extremely interesting, and explained with a fascinating way, big respect to the professor

[herbzrgreen]

🙏🔥💚 Balance through Will of Compassion

[DreamChaserEiRi]

Nice.
How it's called when you always seek new information, but never adapt it to your life?

[deangelomaycock]

Ok I might sound stupid and I am. But I was wondering if the human brain and the mammal brain ever collide. I am wondering that because where the mammal brain rather safety and wants to do the same action ever day, the human brain rather change than to repeat the same action every day.( I am very curious)