Until recently, the common scientific belief was that the brain was plastic (or changeable) only during childhood and young adulthood — the period when a person grows to maturity. However, as far back as in the 1890s, psychologist William James observed in his book The Principles of Psychology, “Organic matter, especially nervous tissue, seems endowed with a very extraordinary degree of plasticity.” What Is Neuroplasticity? Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s […]