TY - JOUR AU - Shaffer, Joyce PY - 2016 M3 - Review TI - Neuroplasticity and Clinical Practice: Building Brain Power for Health JO - Frontiers in Psychology UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01118 VL - 7 SN - 1664-1078 N2 - The focus of this review is on driving neuroplasticity in a positive direction using evidence-based interventions that also have the potential to improve general health. One goal is to provide an overview of the many ways new neuroscience can inform treatment protocols to empower and motivate clients to make the lifestyle choices that could help build brain power and could increase adherence to healthy lifestyle changes that have also been associated with simultaneously enhancing vigorous longevity, health, happiness, and wellness. Another goal is to explore the use of a focus in clinical practice on helping clients appreciate this new evidence and use evolving neuroscience in establishing individualized goals, designing strategies for achieving them and increasing treatment compliance. The timing is urgent for such interventions with goals of enhancing brain health across the lifespan and improving statistics on dementia worldwide. ER -