Jj is for Jottings 112. What is Neuroplasticity?
Just what is neuroplasticity? It is the term which describes a sequence of processes that take place in your brain in response to incoming stimuli. In other words, your emotions, behaviours, experiences and thoughts physically change the way your brain functions.
“What is neuroplasticity? I think it is – if I keep practising balancing, I’ll get better at it.”
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Otis Reading One of his Favourites. This was the title of a photo sent to me by a young first-time father.
Jj is for Jottings 4. Learning, Part 2.
During the processes of thinking, remembering and being physically active, new dendrites grow. (See Learning, Part 1.) They act as contact points and open new channels of communication with other neurons as learning occurs. Continue reading
This is what we do when we’re finally let out into the paddock after shearing – have a good roll!
You might need to concentrate a little harder for the first two paragraphs, but bear with me, it’ll become clear in the third. This applies to adults, too, not just children.
Jj is for Jottings: 3. Learning, Part 1.
To understand about learning, we need to know a little bit about how the nervous system works. Continue reading