Neuroplasticity

The brain takes advantage of the large number of neurons (100 billion neurons) and the large number of connections each neuron makes. (100 trillion synapses)

Each neuron collects inputs from and sends output to many other neurons. At the same time, many neurons that work on the sa...

• Neurogenesis - is the process of which new neurons/brain cells grow in the brain;
• Neuroplasticity - refers to the existing neurons and the new neurons grow and form different connections with each other. It shapes who we are.

While neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to form fresh connections and to rewire itself, neurogenesis is the brain’s ability to grow new neurons.

Experiments in the 1960s discovered that traumatic events, stress and anxiety are detrimental to the n...