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

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