The Neuroscience of Growth Mindset with Stefanie Faye Frank

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com

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

Stefaniefayefrank.com

Youtube channel

Podcast - Mindset Neuroscience Podcast

Upcoming TEDx Talk

Stefanie's courses: http://stefaniefayefrank.com/store/

The Growth Mindset Course

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

Dr. Mario Beauregard

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)