Change is ALWAYS possible

"Brainy What-Why-How"

Your weekly nibble of brain-based tips to help you move and feel great!

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What:

There are many different types of plasticity. 

A favourite of mine is functional plasticity*.

(Plasticity is just any kind of lasting anatomical or functional change.)

Why:

Functional plasticity is basically where brain damage has occurred, but the brain says: 

"Hmm okay, the areas that used to do X function are gone now. No problem! Let's make a new way to allow that to happen."

For example: 

  • A stroke victim loses the ability to walk because of irreparable damage to the "walking part of the brain" (to oversimplify it.) 

  • Stroke victim learns to walk again anyway because the brain makes up new ways to allow this to happen.

How:

How I'm choosing to apply this super cool knowledge right now is:

  • Remember, like there are billions of neurons that together form a brain, and that brain's output depends on the collective output of each neuron (brain cell) and synapse (connection and behaviour of cells)...

  • We humans each create little connections -- synapses if you will -- that collectively make up the overall function of humanity.

  • Some areas of humanity are sick and damaged right now. 

  • But just like that stroke victim can learn to walk again, we can find new paths amongst the damage and chaos to keep creating positive change. 

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Stay plastic,

Adell xoxo

*I learned this from Dr. Cobb of Z-health. Once again, studying the brain with Dr. Cobb gives me fresh perspective on all of life. Please check Z-health out if you want to learn about the brain, and â€‹use my discount codes here.​

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