Aye Write! Caroline Williams

CAROLINE WILLIAMS: Brain Training

Can you really rewire an adult brain?

In theory the answer is ‘yes’, but there’s a problem: no one seems to know exactly how to do it. In Override, Caroline Williams goes on a mission to find out.

Visiting top neuroscientists in their labs, Williams volunteers herself as a guinea pig, challenging researchers to make real changes to her imperfect brain. She seeks to improve on weaknesses such as her limited attention span and tendency to worry too much, and then branches out into more mysterious areas such as intelligence, creativity, and the perception of time. Trying everything from hightech brain stimulation to meditation, adding bolt-on senses and retraining her stress response, her book is an intimate, fascinating journey into discovering what neuroscience can really do for us. Chaired by Professor David Wyper.