Any Quote by Robin Marantz Henig

Our brains have the ability to reorganize themselves by forming new neural connections throughout our lives. This ability is called neuroplasticity.

— Elizabeth Thornton

Ineffective or weak brain connections are pruned in much the same way a gardener would prune a tree or bush, giving the plant a…

— Alison Gopnik

You could double the number of synaptic connections in a very simple neurocircuit as a result of experience and learning. The reason for that…

— Eric Kandel

Long-term memory involves enduring changes that result from the growth of new synaptic connections.

— Eric Kandel

It seems that the brain has a "small world" architecture - or at least the cortex does. Everything can connect to everything else in…

— Patricia Churchland

“Such networks of neurons are built following the principle that “cells that fire together, wire together” (Hebb’s rule). In short, neurons that are frequently…

— Elkhonon Goldberg

“As you read this, in the five cups of tofu-like tissue inside your head, nested amid a trillion support cells, 80 to 100 billion…

— Rick Hanson

The brain adapts very quickly. It is incredible how quickly we can adapt and what progress we can make in a very short time.

— Robert Kubica

The brain is constantly adapting.

— Maryanne Wolf

“When it comes to the quality of our thought, our neurons and synapses are entirely indifferent. The possibility of intellectual decay is inherent in…

— Nicholas Carr

“No brain region is an island, and the formation of circuits connecting far-flung brain regions is crucial—how else can the frontal cortex use its…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

In a structure as complex as the human brain a multitude of things can go wrong. The wonder is that for most people the…

— Seymour S. Kety