Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is the ability of the nervous system to change connections, functions and organization due to experience, learning or injury.
Definition
Enables learning, adaptation and partial reorganization of functions after environmental changes or damage. It does not mean that the brain can be arbitrarily reprogrammed in a few days. Change takes practice, feedback, sleep, time and the right amount of workload.
Key ideas
- Changing connections
- Learning
- Adaptation through repetition
Practice and life
Practice one skill in short, regular blocks. Change the difficulty gradually and record feedback.
Common misconceptions
It is a mistake to use neuroplasticity as a promise of arbitrary and rapid change. It is also a mistake to ignore rest and sleep.
> Changing the brain requires an experience repeated long enough.
> — Guru Element
Questions for self-reflection
- What experience do I repeat most often?
- Is my practice regular?
- What feedback do I use?