#1 Neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell - Free Will, Neuroplasticity, Microbiome Misinformation

Kevin Mitchell is an associate professor of Genetics and
Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. His research is aimed at
understanding the genetic program specifying the wiring
of the brain and its relevance
to variation in human faculties, especially
to psychiatric and neurological
disease and to perceptual conditions like synaesthesia.





00:00 Intro01:08 Introduction and Background


22:02 Debunking Brain Myths: The Truth About Neuroplasticity


39:04 The Importance of Critical Thinking and Skepticism


52:32 Questioning Claims about the Gut Microbiome


01:08:22 The Limitations of Brain Connectivity and the Complexity
of the Brain


01:18:16 Synesthesia and the Diversity of Perception


01:32:01 The Myth of Growth Mindset: Lack of Solid Evidence