Neuroplasticity

Your brain is like a forest with millions of tiny paths. When you stop using a path like an old habit, the forest grows over it, and that path dies. But when you learn something new, you are building a brand new, strong path in its place! This means your brain is always changing and re-birthing itself based on what you do and think. You are never stuck being just one way because your brain is a master of starting over.

You are never stuck being just one way. Your brain is a master of starting over. Every thought you think is either building a path or letting one grow over. You are the gardener of your own forest.

Cortical remapping: the brain reorganizes by forming new neural connections throughout life. Synaptic pruning — death of redundant synapses — is essential for nervous system efficiency. Continuous cycle of synaptic creation and elimination allows the psyche to adapt. You are not your brain. You are the process of your brain rewriting itself.

SOUND: The click in your head when you finally understand a hard puzzle.

SMELL: The smell of a new book you are about to learn from.

TASTE: Trying a strange new food for the very first time.

TOUCH: Your fingers learning to play a musical instrument.

SIGHT: A complex optical illusion that suddenly makes sense.

BODY: The focused feeling in your forehead when concentrating: your brain physically building new roads.

Music: Tennessee by Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

Music: Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

Part of Seasons & Cycles — NATURE — Education Revelation