What Lara Boyd has said about Neuroplasticity
2 quotes · 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 Neuroplasticity 2 times 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 argues that experience, not any drug, is the single largest driver of change in the brain.
“The single largest driver of change in our brain is our experience. There's no drug. There's no magic bullet”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 4:07
Boyd warns that disengagement also changes the brain, causing lost capacity in a use-it-or-lose-it manner.
“if we do nothing or we do very little, then our brain will also change. And it won't be for the better. You will actually lose capacity”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 25:30
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 Neuroplasticity
- Andrew Huberman · 5 quotes
- Tim Ferriss · 1 quote
Lara Boyd on other topics
- Sleep and memory consolidation · 2 quotes
- Desirable difficulty in learning · 2 quotes
- Language immersion · 1 quote
- 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