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How do we learn (Neuroplasticity (Brain can change in three ways (Chemical…
How do we learn
Neuroplasticity
All of our behaviors change our brains
Brain reorganization helps to support recovery
Shaped by everything you do and do not do
Brain can change in three ways
Chemical
Brain actually functions by transferring chemical signals between brain cells and triggers series of actions and reactions
Change can happen rapidly
Short term
Does not reflect learning
Altering its structure
During learning, the brain can change the connections between neurons
Takes more time
Long Term
integrated networks brain regions that function together that support learning to change a structure or to enlarge
Altering its function
As you use a brains region, it becomes more excitable to use again
Work both ways
Positive
You learn something new
Negative
you forget something you once knew
become addicted to drugs
Why do some of us learn things more easily than others
What we know about the brain is changing
What we know or think we know about the brain is not true
After childhood the brain does not change
NOT TRUE
YOUR BRAIN IS ALWAYS ACTIVE
Change
Happening on the WHOLE brain
Support learning
Takes place all the time
PRIMARY OF CHANGE
Behavior
Practice, you have to do the work
Stroke
Failed to create an effective rehabilitation intervention after a stroke
Leading cause of long-term disability in adults
Major limitation
Patterns of neuroplasticity are highly variable from person to person
Medical intervention studies
Most important and informative data is showing this variability
No "one size fits all"
No formula for learning
Shaping of our plastic brains is too unique
Personalize medicine --> each individual needs a different intervention