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Neuroplasticity
“The discovery that our thoughts and actions can change the structure and function of our brains, even into old age, is perhaps the most important breakthrough in Neuroscience in over four centuries” Dr Norman Doidge The Brain That Changes Itself The Brain’s Way of Healing
Neuroplasticity, also known as brain plasticity, is the ability of our brain to change and re-wire itself by forming new neural
connections throughout life as a result of changes in our behaviour, actions, environment, thinking and emotions.
Recent neuroscience research now demonstrates that the brain has an amazing ability to change and heal itself in response to
physical, environmental, mental and emotional experience. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to
compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or changes in their environment.
Brain reorganisation occurs via mechanisms such as “axonal sprouting” in which undamaged axons grow nerve endings to
reconnect neurons whose links were injured or severed. Undamaged axons also sprout nerve endings and connect with other
undamaged nerve cells, forming new neural pathways to accomplish a needed function.
The brain is not fixed and unchangeable, as was once thought, but can create new neural pathways to adapt to its needs. This
has lead to an explosion of scientific understanding and belief in the power of brain training to improve physical, cognitive and
emotional function and performance. Hence, to protect yourself from the phenomenon of “use it or lose it”, we must embrace
the opportunity to learn and train our brains to improve in areas of learning and function that are currently challenging.
Dr Norman Doidge, author of The Brain That Changes Itself, put neuroplasticity in the spotlight in 2007. Since then we have
explored the powerful therapeutic potential of neuroplasticity and demonstrated that the brain has its own unique way of
changing and healing. In his latest book, The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries From the Frontiers of
Neuroplasticity, he provides details of individuals who have benefited from neuroplasticity and healed their brains without
medication or surgery.
Many of the stories of healing may sound miraculous, however they are examples from the frontiers of neuroplasticity research.
This is not a belief-based phenomenon, nor is it due to the placebo effect. They are examples of retraining the circuitry of the
brain.
Please contact the Grow Your Life Practice to discuss your interest in the possibilities of harnessing Neuroplasticity in your
recovery.
Dr Michelle Byrnes: info@growyourlife.com.au
0417 964 613
Suite A10 / 550 Canning Highway
Attadale WA 6156
Neuroplasticity, also known as brain
plasticity, is the ability of our brain to
change and re-wire itself by forming new
neural connections throughout life as a
result of changes in our behaviour,
actions, environment, thinking and
emotions.
Recent neuroscience research now
demonstrates that the brain has an
amazing ability to change and heal itself
in response to physical, environmental,
mental and emotional experience.
Neuroplasticity allows the neurons
(nerve cells) in the brain to compensate
for injury and disease and to adjust their
activities in response to new situations or
changes in their environment. Brain
reorganisation occurs via mechanisms
such as “axonal sprouting” in which
undamaged axons grow nerve endings to
reconnect neurons whose links were
injured or severed. Undamaged axons
also sprout nerve endings and connect
with other undamaged nerve cells,
forming new neural pathways to
accomplish a needed function.
The brain is not fixed and unchangeable,
as was once thought, but can create new
neural pathways to adapt to its needs.
This has lead to an explosion of scientific
understanding and belief in the power of
brain training to improve physical,
cognitive and emotional function and
performance. Hence, to protect yourself
from the phenomenon of “use it or lose
it”, we must embrace the opportunity to
learn and train our brains to improve in
areas of learning and function that are
currently challenging.
Dr Norman Doidge, author of The Brain
That Changes Itself, put neuroplasticity in
the spotlight in 2007. Since then we
have explored the powerful therapeutic
potential of neuroplasticity and
demonstrated that the brain has its own
unique way of changing and healing. In
his latest book, The Brain’s Way of Healing:
Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries
From the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity, he
provides details of individuals who have
benefited from neuroplasticity and
healed their brains without medication
or surgery.
Many of the stories of healing may
sound miraculous, however they are
examples from the frontiers of
neuroplasticity research. This is not a
belief-based phenomenon, nor is it due
to the placebo effect. They are examples
of retraining the circuitry of the brain.
Please contact the Grow Your Life
Practice to discuss your interest in the
possibilities of harnessing
Neuroplasticity in your recovery.
Dr Michelle Byrnes:
info@growyourlife.com.au
GROW YOUR LIFE
Neuroplasticity
