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Memory and Learning · Brain

Can adults still rewire their brains?

Learning is physical change in the connections between cells.

The simple answer

When you learn something, your brain physically changes. Connections that fire together repeatedly grow stronger; ones that go unused weaken and can be pruned away. Learning is structural, not just informational.

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