“The nervous tissue seems endowed with a very extraordinary degree of plasticity, either outward forces or inner tension can, from one hour to another, turn that structure into something different than it was.” -William James
“Our ways of thinking, perceiving and acting as we now know, are not entirely determined by our genes. Nor are they entirely determined through our childhood experiences. We change them through the way we live.” -Nicholas Carr
“The adult brain has the ability not only to repair damaged regions but also to grow new neurons. The adult brain can change, it can grow new cells.” –Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.
“The brain must assemble itself through experience. Once our genes have run out, experience directs the axons to complete their journey.” –Jeffrey M. Schwartz
“When the focus of attention shifts, so do patterns of brain activity (quantum physics is consistent with this).” –Jeffrey M. Schwartz
“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” –George Washington Carver
“We all have brains made up of 100 trillion connections that are powerful beyond measure. If we learn to use them for the greatest good we can change the world for the better. But we must be careful, the brain is quite malleable and adaptive. That is one of its attributes that has allowed … Read moreThe Plasticity Of Our Brains