{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Changing Brain: On Motivation, Persistence, and Joy","description":"What drives motivation and what role does motivation play in children's development and growth? How does adversity and stress impact the brain? And what role does joy play?&amp;nbsp; Our parent guest today is Allyson Mackey PhD, a mom of two and a neuroscientist who is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania where she heads the Changing Brian Lab. In this week's episode, we explore the changing brain, focusing &amp;nbsp;on the the importance of motivation, modeling effort, experiencing joy, and getting enough sleep. *Episode Notes*  Understanding brain plasticity Motivation and persistence Modeling effort; tackling failure The importance of joy On resilience and adversity Why sleep matters Teaching an old dog new tricks  Follow Allyson's Changing Brain Lab on twitter: @ChangingBrain ","author_name":"The Parent Scoop","author_url":"http:\/\/www.theparentscoop.net","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18889205\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/101904653"}