EPISODE 12

Reunited And It Feels So Good

by | May 14, 2018

Episode Notes

Summary
Lauren is back! It’s a reunion episode and Joe is so happy to have his co-host back from Spain. They talk about her trip, Joe’s creepy birthday voicemail and how learning a new language can help with the brain injury recovery process even if it’s a fictional language from Lord of the Rings or Star Trek. Plus they discuss reading vs listening to audio books and the brain’s relationship to language.
Topics Discussed in this Episode
  • Joe’s creepy birthday voicemail for Lauren
  • Joe’s occupational therapist has him learning Spanish and he discusses his challenges with learning a new language
  • Lauren’s gift from Spain to Joe – a Darth Vader comic book in Spanish
  • Audio books as an alternative to reading for brain injury recovery
  • The power of language and our brain’s relationship to language. How we build new neural pathways in brain when learning a new language, music or math and how it helps with brain injury recovery.
  • How learning different writing systems other than the Roman alphabet like Arabic is another way to exercise your brain
  • Joe’s challenges with dyslexia as a kid.
  • Fictional languages from Lord Of The Rings, Game Of Thrones, Star Trek, Star Wars, etc
  • Lauren finally saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  • Which fictional languages Joe and Lauren want to learn
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