Psychology in Modules
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ISBN: 9781319050610
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 4, Problem 1MM
Summary Introduction
To explain: The meaning psychologists imply when they say the human brain is “plastic”.
Concept introduction: The human brain is sculpted not only by genes but also by the life. The brain is a work in progress. Due to the repeated practice, the brain develops a unique pattern that reflects the experiences.
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The human brain is continuously changing, and building to new way as it adjusts to little mishaps and new experiences. Plasticity is the brain’s ability to change by restructuring after the damage or by building new pathways based on the experience. This neural change occurs especially during the childhood. That is why the psychologists say the human brain is “plastic”.
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