Summary: Podcast 6, Brain Plasticity and Behavioural Change, describes brain plasticity; its importance in the development of brain structure and processes; and its influence on behaviours. It highlights pre- and postnatal factors that influence the pruning process and brain plasticity during the early developmental years, and how the ability to change brain architecture and behaviours decreases over time. Click here to see the supplementary study guide for this podcast: http://bit.ly/TuRwuo
