Category: Neuroplasticity

Chapter six, Brain Lock Unlocked, Using Plasticity to Stop Worries, Obsessions, Compulsions, and Bad Habits from the text The Brain That Changes Itself is the topic of choice for this paper. Neuroplasticity is an intriguing subject and so is the idea of using it as a treatment for neurological disorders through talk therapy. This talk…

How similar are the brains of London taxi drivers, United States Navy SEALs, and elite athletes? The answer: more similar than they seem at first glance. While they all perform drastically different tasks  from driving a car in a maze of a city, to combat in extreme circumstances, to cycling exceptional distances  their…

Cognitive Flexibility. We basically have 2 types of brain cells. There are the actual neurons which are the basic functional units of our nervous system and through which information is passed along. Now next to that there are the lesser-known glial cells who take on a supporting role. There are all types of them microglia,…

Over the recent years, there has been more cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) being diagnosed (Teixeira, Pallas-Bazarra, Bolós, Terreros-Roncal, Ávila, & Llorens-Martín, 2018). The characteristics that make up AD are advanced cell death that can result in degeneration of particular brain regions (Teixeira et al., 2018). This can result in deficits that include memory loss…

Neuroplasticity can be defined as brains ability to change, remodel and reorganize for purpose of better ability to adapt to new situations. Neural networks are not fixed, but occurring and disappearing dynamically throughout our whole life, depending on experiences. While we repeatedly practice one activity such as a sequence of movements or a mathematical problem,…