After Watching This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same
B2 · IntermediateCanadian English14 minLara Boyd
About this lesson
A neuroscientist explains how learning changes the brain. Warm, steady Canadian English with useful academic vocabulary.
Pace: about 152 words per minute, 195 sentences.
Key vocabulary
The more advanced words in this lesson. Click any word in the sentence above for its meaning and pronunciation.
- induce/ˌɪnˈdus/C2
- verbIf you induce something, you make it happen.
- spatial/ˈspeɪʃəl/C2
- adjectivepertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
- structural/ˈstɹʌktʃɚəl/C1
- adjectiveStructural changes, problems, damage, etc. are related to the structure of something.
- personalize/ˈpɝsənəˌlaɪz/C1
- verbIf you personalize something, you modify it to the needs or tastes of an individual.
- dominant/ˈdɑmənənt/C1
- adjectiveIf something is dominant, it is larger, stronger, or more powerful than other things.
- stroke/stɹoʊk/B2
- nounA stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.
- long-term/ˈlɔŋˈtɝm/B2
- adjectiverelating to or extending over a relatively long time
- short-term/ˌʃɔɹtˈtɝm/B2
- adjectiverelating to or extending over a limited period
- data/ˈdeɪtə/B2
- nounData is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc.
- dose/doʊs/B2
- nounA dose is a measured amount of medicine that is taken at one time.
- therapy/ˈθɛɹəpi/B2
- nounTherapy is the treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder.
- alter/ˈɔltɚ/B2
- verbIf you alter something, you change it, usually in a small way.
Levels follow the CEFR scale and are approximate.
