Plasticity

• Brain has ability to alter its structure and function in response to changes in the environment
• • Information takes a pathway through the brain travelling from one neuron to the next
  • We're presented with new information, new neural pathways begin to form
  • Using a neural pathway strengthens it
  • More pathway = stronger connections
  • Neural pathway not used becomes weaker
• Constant rewiring of brain is how we learn and adapt to changes in environment