Neuroplasticity: Teaching an Old Brain New Tricks

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  • Dominick M. Maino
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The current science of neuroplasticity shows us “a phenomenon where different stimuli lead to an increase or decrease in the number of brain cells and remodeling of synapses,” says Rudraprosad Chakraborty, M.D., D.P.M., senior resident at the Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences. “Neuroplasticity research has established, beyond doubt, that instead of being a static cell mass, our brain is actually a dynamic system of neural networks that has the capability of significant growth under favorable circumstances.”

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تاریخ انتشار 2009