The document discusses neuroplasticity, which is the brain's ability to change its structure and function based on environment. It notes that neuroplasticity exists at all levels of the brain and can be seen through examples like blindness, love, depression, surgery, sexuality, and environment. The key points are that the brain is always changing and creating new paths through neuroplasticity, and we need to regularly exercise our skills to maintain them, as the brain can reconstruct itself through "use it or lose it" neuroplasticity.

1. Max SerfatyTeacher for a dayNeuroplasticity: The Brain That Changes ItselfBy Norman Doidge

2. The Basics of the Brain15-33 Billion neuronsControl Center (Telephone)Modern Part (Thought, etc)Ancient Part (Reflexes, subconscious) Always changing

3. What is neuroplasticity?“The property of the brain that allows it to change it’s structure and function in response to the environment.” Exists at all levels of the brain (in cells, genes, behavior)Think of clay!

4. *Blindness*Love *Depression*surgery*Sexuality*EnvironmentExamples of neuroplasticity

5. Our brains are always changing and creating new paths. Neuroplasticity happens every day, and can be extreme, or minuteSo what is it?

6. Use it or lose it!The brain can be reconstructed all the time.We need to excercise the skill, or we lose itSame with the bodyScience has impeded our understanding, mechanistic

7. HistoryNeuroplasticity is fairly recent, denied many timesLeading researcher: Paul Bach-y-Rita

8. CherySholtzBarbara AerosmithLost her sense of balance, a wobblerPerpetually fallingRegained her balance by simple machines and trainingMany learning difficultiesInspired by papers, and rat experimentsLearned to train her brain, instead of giving upCase studies

9. Reverse NeuroplasticityInactivity in a part of a brain, invaded by another, more active sectionCompensation, equality

10. We need to train our brain everyday! We take this skill for grantedShorter attention spans, think of it!!In summary...