What Lara Boyd has said about Language immersion
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 12, 2026
Lara Boyd, Neuroscientist and physical therapist, professor at the University of British Columbia and director of its Brain Behaviour Lab, has been quoted on Language immersion once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on October 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Boyd recommends that Robbins, as an auditory learner, learn Spanish through full immersion without English.
“you need a Spanish immersion. So you need to just go. In fact, this is your excuse. You need to just go to Spain, pick a great city”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:36
Episodes
#1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the SameThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Mel Robbins talks with UBC neuroscientist Lara Boyd about neuroplasticity, how struggle, sleep, exercise and stress reduction rewire the brain, and how to make learning stick.
Others on Language immersion
- Mel Robbins · 1 quote
Lara Boyd on other topics
- Sleep and memory consolidation · 2 quotes
- Desirable difficulty in learning · 2 quotes
- Neuroplasticity · 2 quotes
- Manifestation and goal setting · 1 quote
- Mental rehearsal and visualization · 1 quote
- Meditation · 1 quote
- Cortisol and stress · 1 quote
- High-intensity interval training · 1 quote