THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE

7.15PM, RADIO 4

You can, it seems, teach an old dog new tricks. Our brains keep changing and adapting throughout our lives and, though it is harder to learn when we’re getting on, it’s still possible to

acquire new skills and new ways of thinking in old age. Here, Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate the amazing capabilities of the 3lb organ that sits inside our skulls and rules our lives.