Monday, 8 June 2009

Re-wiring the brain














As I said below, age is not an obstacle to learning. The adult brain retains impressive powers of 'neuroplasticity' - the ability to change it's structure and function in response to new experience!

In neuroscience, research has now overthrown the prevailing dogma that adult human brain is immutable. It is proved that mental training has the power to change it's physical structure, and that emotions, moods and states of mind are trainable skills. Yes, the ability of mere thoughts can alter the physical structure and function of our brain, with the help of 'self-directed neuroplasticity'. Interesting, no?
Read THIS ARTICLE.

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