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Neuroplasticity revisited: Brain Games

by David Wallace Barr IV I first wrote about neuroplasticity here in 2021 ( https://www.brainmakr.info/2021/03/getting-older-why-neuroplasticity.html ). Here's a newer and even more authoritative statement of what it means: "Neuroplasticity, also known as neural plasticity or brain plasticity, is a process that involves adaptive structural and functional changes to the brain." ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557811/#:~:text=Neuroplasticity%2C%20also%20known%20as%20neural,functional%20changes%20to%20the%20brain. ). And if your goal is to remember things better, then neuroplasticity is really good news. Adaptive, with respect to changes in the brain, has to be good, right? Adaptive means something that adjusts to better match current circumstances. Here's a simple, imaginary example. Let's say I can only move by walking but that's no problem because I can walk to or from my home any time.  But if my home becomes surrounded by water because of global warm

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