The Neuroscience of Growth Mindset with Stefanie Faye Frank
- Author
- Stefanie Faye Frank, Maria Xenidou
- Published
- Thu 22 Aug 2019
- Episode Link
- https://impactlearning.simplecast.com/episodes/neuroscience-mindset-rMFI_ddq
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Stefanie Faye Frank:
Stefanie's LinkedIn
Podcast - Mindset Neuroscience Podcast
Stefanie's courses: http://stefaniefayefrank.com/store/
Mentioned in this episode
MIT Physicist Max Erik Tegmark
Angela Duckworth - the Grit researcher
NY Times Article on Gabriele Oettingen and the concept of Mental Contrasting
Gabriele Oettingen's Wikipedia page
To go further on Self-directed Neuroplasticity:
Jeffrey M. Schwartz's website
His Wikipedia page
His book: The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force with co-author Sharon Begley
Articles:
Neuroplasticity: Self-Directed Neuroplasticity Exercises
Self-Directed Neuroplasticity: Consciously Changing Your Brain Function
Paper by Tim Klein, Beth Kendall and Theresa Tougas, Changing Brains, Changing Lives: Researching the Lived Experience of Individuals Practicing Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
Listen to this episode and explore:
Childhood: camping and creating her own radio shows (2:58)
University and beyond: a multifaceted path leading to neuroscience (7:31)
Stefanie’s defining moment (16:52)
What she learnt in previous careers that she still uses now (19:08)
Is a growth mindset innate or can we cultivate it? (20:51)
Why are our brains different? The case of identical twins (28:20)
The importance of celebrating mistakes (35:03)
Why do we respond to mistakes differently? (41:33)
