Improving our neuroplasticity | Dr. Kelly Lambert | TEDxBermuda

Dr. Lambert’s award-winning work and research at the University of Richmond focuses on experience-based neuroplasticity using rodent, raccoon and non-human primate models. She has written two neuroscience textbooks and three mainstream books including the most recent, Well-Grounded: The neurobiology of rational decisions.

[Lis-ohsq]

I try to go for a walk every day and I find it a really good habit. The action itself doesn't have a very distinctive reward, but for me the benefit is just the fact that I get to see the nature, possibly other humans and experience something else besides the things that keep me in a loop. I also listen to my favourite songs while walking and just let my mind wander and observe life. Afterwards I usually feel more relaxed and it seems like I've found yet another way of looking at my existence. Sometimes while having a walk I might also feel like I can breathe for the first time that day.

[dr.vincewong]

It makes me so happy to see more people talking about brain health and how important it is for our mental health! BDNF released during exercise is like miracle-gro for our brain known to have 3 main benefits: stimulation of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, strengthening existing neurons and repairing damaged neurons.

[sandradeuling]

Really good talk. I think our education systems should know this. It"s unnatural that our children have to sit on a chair at school. They should be exploring and moving and doing lots of things

[mattk]

she gave such an informative and at times hilarious talk, really makes you think about the habits we form and carry out, and how we really are capable of remolding ourselves like a sculptor everyday we wake up into this world.

[kandigurl]

You all have made a difference with your kind words. Thank you!

[christineelder]

Dr. Lambert, thanks for your great advice on the benefits of both exercise and hobbies in reducing our stress.
I’ve faced a lot of depression in my life and I’ve been lucky to find successful ways to fight it off including a regular practice of daily hiking and weekly horseback riding. These activities have literally saved my life more than once!
I also work to increase my beneficial serotonin and dopamine levels to reduce my stress hormones like cortisol through a regular practice of drawing and painting in a sketchbook during my hikes in nature.
Great presentation, Dr. Lambert. Thanks again.

[RachelLovelace]

LOVE! As a Psychology major studying Behaviorism, the implications of the science from the more objective end of behavior proves your point hand over fist. It is in the doing that we make our greatest learning leaps. But it's not just about memory. It's SO much more. Just observationally, one can see just how powerful the act of doing something generally is on building skill, speed, accuracy, general applicability, memory, and reflex. It's FASCINATING! I'd love to pursue a PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience to gain the resources to dig further, but I think that's a little far out of my reach right now. Until then, I'm happy to nerd out on rats in cars. So fun! Thank you, Dr. Lambert for your contributions to the science of behavior and neuroscience in general.

[cindyinencinitas]

I was knitting and started this video and it was so hilarious when she mentioned knitting.

[karenbethmartin]

My favorite TED talk ever. Went immediately and bought her book. Such great information!

[Juxtapose]

This Woman has a method of explaining things in a way that can really help others to work on themselves. Thank you..🙏💖🕊️

[teddy]

Thanks Dr Kelly Lambert, excellently delivered

[davidcarr]

Holy <bleep>! Dr Lambert gave a TED talk! I wish Dr Kinsley was around to see it. He would be so tickled by these creative studies.

[tonyvonison]

My favorite TEDx Talks! Thank you for this amazing share

[lucindapacker]

With the COVID situation we are currently in, this is definitely food for thought about how we educate our young. Investment in outdoor education and fitness would be far more beneficial than investment in screen time, iPhones, iPads and other devices. Our next generation is going to be paying for COVID with their health.

[RoseGarlandWidell]

My birth family has a rich history of depression, and I'm not exempt. On meds, I still get depression, but it's not as severe. Without meds, my depression can become so dark and deep that life doesn't seem worth living. I have struggled with this every year of my life, at least since puberty, and I'm middle-aged now. I wish I could go off meds - I don't know what they have done to my brain in the last 25 years. But the fact that I can still have depression, even with meds, makes it clear to me that they're still needed. That being said, I do a LOT of repetitive things with my hands that give me great joy. I also have a million plants that I take care of. I draw, paint, make scarves, and so much more - I'm just super creative. But when you're depressed, it's a struggle just to get up out of bed, much less do that stuff. I wish someone would study people like me, whose genetics are so depression dominant.

[prschuster]

Perhaps the original prozac was the close personal ties we used to have with each other in tight knit communities, along with the lack of physical activity. There is a lot of social isolation today, which can lead to loneliness and depression.

[dawnbarber]

OUTSTANDING TED talk!! Thank you so much for uploading such an interesting and inspiring talk by an obviously intelligent and out of the (Fruit loop) box thinker.

[nhollywoodc]

I love to pick weeds, I find it so relaxing, I don’t think about any worries and everybody laughs but it works for me. Good to hear it’s similar to knitting, a repetitive hand movement!

[stephenatkinson]

I know how to beat depression. Face it, deal with it, and then put it behind you. When I was ' taking a pill' I was numbed. Sometimes I would not be able to get a new prescription for lack of cash and the problems I had whilst not taking them would come straight back to the surface and I would have to deal with it. Since, I discovered by having to deal with it, that once I did, I could beat it down and throw it out. And then move on with my life. So I searched deep within myself and worked my way through all the problems I had, dealt with them and now feel victorious over my enemy of depression. Neuroplasticity is simply the rewiring of the brain pathways and training yourself to think differently. Once the thought is 'set', twist those wire's together and then move on with the next.

[anyariv]

EVERYONE should pass this video around. It's true!! I suffer from anxiety, I have a desk job like most people these days, but in the summer I make sure I have an hour long walk. It calms me down so much. In the winter I stay in because I hate the cold, and of course I have depression and worsening anxiety. Exercise helps, but walking is key.