The Leonard Lopate Show
Adjustments and Adaptations
Monday, March 19, 2007
New research has shown that in some cases, the brain is able to reorganize and rewire itself to compensate for damage. We ask how neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt. Then, an embedded reporter calls in from a combat outpost in Southern Baghdad. Later on, we talk to two feminist icons. First, Judy Chicago talks about her art. Then, Bea Arthur remembers bringing “Maude” to life. And Dr. Jerome Groopman explains how you can be a better patient.
Rewiring the Brain
In The Brain That Changes Itself, Dr. Norman Doidge explores neuroplasticity--or the brain’s ability to adapt and change over time. He tells us about patients whose brains have reorganized and rewired themselves to compensate for strokes, cerebral palsy, and blindness.
The Brain That Changes Itself is available for purchase at amazon.com
An Update from Southern Baghdad
Sam Dagher, a stringer for the Christian Science Monitor, calls in from a combat outpost in Dora, one of the worst neighborhoods in Baghdad.
Chicago Moves to Brooklyn
When Judy Chicago’s installation art work The Dinner Party premiered in 1979, five thousand people waited in line to see it. Now, The Brooklyn Museum has constructed a permanent home for the piece. She describes her famous project, and tells us what she’s working on now.
Events: Judy Chicago will be speaking with biographer Gail Levin
Monday, March 19 at 6 pm
Mason Hall
Baruch College
17 Lexington Avenue, at 23rd Street
Judy Chicago will be signing books
Friday, March 23 from 5 to 7 pm
as part of the opening reception for Setting the Table: preparatory work for The Dinner Party
The ACA Galleries
529 West 20th Street, 5th floor
An exhibit entitled Judy Chicago: Jewish Identity will be on show through July 6
The Hebrew Union College
Jewish Institute of Religion Museum
One West Fourth Street, between Broadway and Mercer Street
For more information, visit the HUC website.
Bea Arthur Remembers Maude
Bea Arthur was nominated for an Emmy Award five times for her performance as “Maude.” She looks back the iconic role, as the first season is released on DVD.
The first season of "Maude" is available for purchase at amazon.com
How to Be a Better Patient
On average, physicians interrupt patients who are describing their symptoms within twelve seconds. In How Doctors Think, Dr. Jerome Groopman argues that while doctors often make great snap judgments, they can also miss important patient cues. He explains how you can be a better patient--and help your doctor take better care of you.
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