Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to change based on new experiences and the environment. In the video provided this week with Dr. Ione Fine, there were many examples of environmental factors changing who someone is. Dr. Fine mentioned that adults can actually make new neurons depending on the amount of exercise they get. Another example is that a boy was trying to get into the military and he passed all of the required tests except the one for dual-attention, so they made him play video games to help develop this skill. The boy didn’t have a gene for dual-attention, but he could develop that skill. Lastly, Dr. Fine used blind and deaf people as an example. She said that although they either cannot see or hear, their brain develops new skills, such as having a better idea of where a sound is coming from if they are blind. Throughout the video, Dr. Ione Fine used a sock drawer as an analogy for neural plasticity, in which she said your brain can have empty drawers that are filled with other items than what were originally intended to go that drawer or some drawers may be more filled than others. This represents that we can change and decide who we are as we develop through our
Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to change based on new experiences and the environment. In the video provided this week with Dr. Ione Fine, there were many examples of environmental factors changing who someone is. Dr. Fine mentioned that adults can actually make new neurons depending on the amount of exercise they get. Another example is that a boy was trying to get into the military and he passed all of the required tests except the one for dual-attention, so they made him play video games to help develop this skill. The boy didn’t have a gene for dual-attention, but he could develop that skill. Lastly, Dr. Fine used blind and deaf people as an example. She said that although they either cannot see or hear, their brain develops new skills, such as having a better idea of where a sound is coming from if they are blind. Throughout the video, Dr. Ione Fine used a sock drawer as an analogy for neural plasticity, in which she said your brain can have empty drawers that are filled with other items than what were originally intended to go that drawer or some drawers may be more filled than others. This represents that we can change and decide who we are as we develop through our