Strokes & neuroanatomy — what’s your monkey mind up to?
Neuroanatomy & monkey mind. According to the World Stroke Organization, there are over 12M strokes worldwide per year. Strokes are becoming more frequent (1 in 4 over a lifetime versus 1 in 6 30 years ago). Strokes are affecting younger and younger people too (22% are younger than 50, almost 70% are younger than 70). Let that sink in - almost 70% are younger than 70.
How much neuroplasticity does your brain have?
Neuroplasticity has fascinated me even before realizing its importance while recovering from my strokes. Years later, I discovered Dr. Laura Boyd’s TEDx talk, “After watching this your brain will not be the same.” I felt changed.