5/8/2023 0 Comments The brain that changes![]() With intense training and practice, the brain forms new and robust synaptic connections that allow us to meet new challenges. Doidge provides a number of accounts of people who were able to overcome various disabilities through neurorehabilitation and cognitive training that are quite inspiring.Īs it turns out, the analogy that the brain is much like a muscle really is fitting. But now it is clear that the brain is remarkably adaptive (or “plastic”) – much more so than scientists dared to imagine even as recently as 20 years ago. At one time, most neuroscientists believed that the brain didn’t change much after a certain age and was pretty static by adulthood. ![]() Doidge explores some of the history of neuroscience and how the scientific community gradually came to embrace the idea of neuorplasticity. It is similar to Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley, which I blogged about some time back. Although a few years old, the findings and implications are still very relevant today. ![]() A fellow professional recommended this book to me a few years ago, and I finally go around to reading it (well, listening to the audiobook). ![]()
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