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Neuroplasticity
Presenter:
Sentis
Time:
2:05
Summary
The Sentis Brain Animation Series takes you on a tour of the brain through a series of short and sharp animations. This fourth in the series explains how our most complex organ is capable of changing throughout our lives. This inspiring animation demonstrates how we all have the ability to learn and change by rewiring our brains.
Transcript
Not so long ago, many scientists believe that the brain did not change after childhood, that it was hardwired and fixed by the time we became adults. But recent advances in only the last decade now tell us that this is simply not true. The brain can and does change throughout our lives. It is adaptable like plastic.
Hence neuroscientists call this neuroplasticity. How does neuroplasticity work? If you think of your brain as a dynamic connected power grid, there are billions of pathways or roads lighting up every time you think, feel, or do. Some of these roads are well traveled. These are our habits, our established ways of thinking, feeling, and doing.