The Auros Blog

Big Blue and the key to organisational plasticity

Excerpt from: http://bit.ly/9bFEmo

You may have heard that the brain is plastic. As you know the brain is not made of plastic! Neuro plasticity or brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to CHANGE throughout life. The brain has the amazing ability to reor­ganize itself by forming new connections between brain cells (neurons).

Brain plasticity does not diminish with age (assuming good health) and acquiring or improving a given skill will see growth in corresponding brain areas used in developing that skill.