"Thought changes structure"
--Norman Doidge
In with the new, out with the old. The idea that the brain forms in childhood, then that is the brain you have for the rest of your life -- this idea is on the way out. Your thoughts can change your brain is the new buzz.
Start your journey by following the Big Ideas link to Dr Norman Doidge on Brain Neuroplasticity. The Brain Science Podcast, with host Dr. Ginger Campbell, has some wonderful interviews on the subject.
It could be claimed that the thought of brain plasticity goes back to William James in "Principles of Psychology". However, until recent technological advances in neuroimaging, the science of Neuroplasticity was difficult to measure.
The proof is in the pudding. Read how Barbara Arrowsmith-Young Rebuilt Her Brain.
Researchers in the field:
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