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How I rewired my brain in six weeks

There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains - and we all have the power to control that to some extent, a process known as neuroplasticity.

How do we keep our brains healthy? And what can we do to help strengthen crucial connections and keep our minds younger in the process?

In these four films, science journalist Melissa Hogenboom looks at the most cutting-edge scientific research and has her own brain scanned and analysed, with intriguing results.

Part 1 of 4 looks how how meditation can rewire the brain.

A film by Melissa Hogenboom, Tom Heyden & Pierangelo Pirak