The Developing Brain - Dr Timothy Jennings | Springwood SDA Church
In this enlightening presentation, Dr. Timothy Jennings explores the incredible neuroplasticity of the human brain and how our environments, habits, and spiritual beliefs physically reshape our DNA and mental health. He reveals how everything from parental choices and childhood nurturing to our perception of God can alter our brain structure for better or worse. Ultimately, this session offers a message of hope and stewardship, empowering viewers to make life-affirming choices that foster emo...
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Experience changes brain structure and function. Beginning before conception, continuing in utero and through life, explore how environment, experience and choice alter human DNA and impact brain structure and function. The human brain is pliable and changeable and our experience causes our brain to change. This change begins in our parents genes prior to our conception, continues in the womb and persists throughout life. In this presentation we will explore how parental choices affect the developing brain and follow that through into childhood to explore how healthy nurturing, traumatic experience, diet, addictive substances, television, and even belief in God alter our, genes, brain structure and brain function.