"Your brain has the ability to grow and change throughout your life. Read about real-life examples of brain plasticity and learn how to make it work for you."
Brain Plasticity: The New Key to a Better Brain at Any Age
Until recently, it was believed you were born with a set number of brain cells that could never be replaced.
And that you came into this world with a set level of intelligence that never changed. (1)
But it’s now known that your brain is a continual work in progress.
Due to a property known as brain plasticity (or neuroplasticity), your brain is constantly changing.
The discovery of this capacity of the brain to change has been heralded as the most important neuroscience breakthrough in 400 years. (2)
Let’s look at why brain plasticity is so important and what you can do to enhance it.
What Is Brain Plasticity?
Neuroplasticity is derived from two words: neuron (a nerve cell) and plastic (moldable). (3)
Dr. Michael Merzenich, a leading pioneer in the science of neuroplasticity, defines brain plasticity as “the brain’s ability to change its anatomical, neurochemical, and functional performance status across the lifespan.” (4)
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