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The_Windup_Girl_7 karma

I know that music tends to help us remember things, for example companies using jingles to help you remember their product, but is it the melody or the rhythm, or something else entirely, that is responsible for this? Thanks for your time by the way, fascinating topic. Cello and piano player here =)

The_Windup_Girl_1 karma

Hello Dr Merzenich. First off, thanks for doing this AMA. I'm a high school student, and for a science project I did a presentation on treatment using neuroplasticity, inspired by a NPR broadcast I heard about essentially training/rewiring one part of the brain to do another's function (They gave the example of a study showing blind people solving math problems using visual areas of the brain, here's the link: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/19/494593600/when-blind-people-do-algebra-the-brain-s-visual-areas-light-up). Here's something else I read which better details how it's used for treatment in one section of it: http://web.stanford.edu/group/hopes/cgi-bin/hopes_test/neuroplasticity/). What do you think is the future of using neuroplasticity for this type of treatment, restoring physical capabilities using neuroplasticity as opposed to mental ones, and what do you think of this method? Thanks for your time.

The_Windup_Girl_-6 karma

Hello! My question is more about reporting than this specific incident, I hope that's ok. How do you determine what you can and can't report as fact? For example, even though climate change is an established fact, I've heard many news sources offer dissenting opinions for even that for fear of being labeled as biased. How do you report the mistakes or flaws of candidates, or on controversial issues, without sounding biased and still calling out lies, mistakes, etc? Thank you for your time.