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[[File:Neuroplasticity.png|alt=Neuroplasticity|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Neuroplasticity Vs Age<ref name=":0" />.]] | [[File:Neuroplasticity.png|alt=Neuroplasticity|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Neuroplasticity Vs Age<ref name=":0" />.]] | ||
'''⚫ Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change its default activity by modifying its own connectivity. ⚫ It is an important evolved feature as it enables the brain to rewrite its software as unforeseen circumstances arise.''' '''⚫ As we age we this ability degrades, [[psychedelics]] can reopen the neuroplastic window.''' | '''⚫ Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change its default activity by modifying its own connectivity. ⚫ It is an important evolved feature as it enables the brain to rewrite its software as unforeseen circumstances arise.''' '''⚫ As we age we this ability degrades, [[psychedelics]] can reopen the neuroplastic window.''' | ||
[[File:The Fused Brain.png|alt=The Fused Brain|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. The | [[File:The Fused Brain.png|alt=The Fused Brain|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. The fused brain<ref name=":1">'''The older adult brain is less modular, more integrated, and less efficient at rest: A systematic review of large-scale resting-state functional brain networks in aging'''. Hamish A. Deery,Robert Di Paolo,Chris Moran,Gary F. Egan,Sharna D. Jamadar First published: 15 September 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14159. Accessed on 4th October 2022 via https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/psyp.14159</ref>]] | ||
When young, humans are extremely neuroplastic (see '''Figure 1''') meaning when an experience demands, it doesn't take much energy change the brains default behaviour, this ability declines through age<ref name=":0">'''Changes in plasticity across the lifespan''': Cause of disease and target for intervention. Publish 10 April 2015, accessed on 3rd March 2022, via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392917/. '''[[Changes in plasticity across the lifespan: Cause of disease and target for intervention|''<u>Read an AI summary.</u>'']]'''</ref><ref>'''Molecular aging of the brain, neuroplasticity, and vulnerability to depression and other brain-related disorders.''' Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. Volume 15, 2013 - Issue 1. Etienne Sibille Pages 53-65 | Published online: 01 Apr 2022. Accessed 19th Jun 2022 via https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2013.15.1/esibille</ref>. Leading to a more fused brain (see '''Figure 2''')<ref name=":1" />. | When young, humans are extremely neuroplastic (see '''Figure 1''') meaning when an experience demands, it doesn't take much energy change the brains default behaviour, this ability declines through age<ref name=":0">'''Changes in plasticity across the lifespan''': Cause of disease and target for intervention. Publish 10 April 2015, accessed on 3rd March 2022, via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392917/. '''[[Changes in plasticity across the lifespan: Cause of disease and target for intervention|''<u>Read an AI summary.</u>'']]'''</ref><ref>'''Molecular aging of the brain, neuroplasticity, and vulnerability to depression and other brain-related disorders.''' Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. Volume 15, 2013 - Issue 1. Etienne Sibille Pages 53-65 | Published online: 01 Apr 2022. Accessed 19th Jun 2022 via https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2013.15.1/esibille</ref>. Leading to a more fused brain (see '''Figure 2''')<ref name=":1" />. | ||