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Michael merzenich, phd is a professor emeritus at the university of california at san francisco, a member of both the national academies of science and the institute of medicine, and the cofounder of scientific learning and posit science. Michael merzenich, the neuroscience pioneer who revealed that even adult brains could be rewired for better health and function, is back with the latest. Merzenich is the brain behind brainhq, an online brain training program. Todd says that it is always important to question scientific outliers. Often called the father of brain plasticity, he is one of the scientists responsible for our current.
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