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Feb 2019
52m 45s

Growing Bolder: Gary Marcus; David Brown...

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A growing field of scientific research supports the idea that it's NEVER too late to learn a new skill. An NYU professor explains how he finally learned to play the guitar as an adult and what he's learned about the brain's ability to keep growing. 
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