Neuroplasticity

Neuroscience has shown that the adult brain remains malleable throughout life.

The circuits we use most often become stronger and more efficient — the ones we don't use, shrink and fade away.

• Also known as neural plasticity
• This is the capacity of the brain to change in response to experience and the environment.
• It changes the brain from updating the neuronal networks to the formation of new memories to larger structural adaptations.

By focusing attention on and repeatedly practicing new, desirable behaviors, we can redirect our brains' chemical, hormonal, and physical resources to create new pathways. The old ones, meanwhile, wither from lack of use.

Learning subjects which require heavy attention like a language or m...