Instructional Video Catalog: Title Description At the age of 95, Stanley Kunitz was named poet laureate of the United States. Still writing new poems, still reading to live audiences, he stands as an inspiring example of the brains ability to stay vital in the final years of life. The longstanding belief that we lose vast numbers of brain cells as we grow older turns out to be wrong. The normal aging process leaves most mental functions intact, and may even provide the brain with far more resilient than was previously believed. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, neuroscientist Edward Taub has developed an innovative form of therapy that helps stroke patients like Kent Miller overcome years of paralysis by reviving the damaged circuits in their brains.
Production Date: 2001
Title: " Aging Brain, The: Through Many Lives "
Length: 60 minutes
Ordering: UNL Video checkout
Subject: Biological Sciences
Health and Human Performance
Psychology
Sociology
Series Title: SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN, THE
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