A few months ago, I attended a lecture from a speaker who talked to parents about the remarkable nature of brain plasticity.  She was a Ph.D., well informed about brain anatomy, who told us that we could achieve almost anything with specific brain training for our children.  Then about a week later I read a blog post written by a popular parenting educator that suggested the same thing.  I’m sure it won’t be long before someone will be pitching a “Build-a-Brain” business on the ABC television show “The Shark Tank.”

At the opposite end of the spectrum I attended a scientific meeting of neuroscientists and developmental psychologists who are doing research on brain development.  It was VERY CLEAR (more…)