The belief that adult brains can’t change after childhood has been debunked. There are dramatic changes in the first two years of life our brain never loses its ability to form new connections and most children with iPads are older than 2.
Neuroplasticity as a concept is challenging but even when Torsten Wiesel was sewing kitten and cat eyes shut the adults could adapt. And the claims that the kittens rewired more are problematic.
The neurons originally attuned to the closed eye did not acquire new functions, they heightened their response to the input from the open eye.
The responses were always there. Just at low levels.
Free time to to dedicate for building tactic knowledge is the main limiter for adults and not hard wiring.
Neuroplasticity as a concept is challenging but even when Torsten Wiesel was sewing kitten and cat eyes shut the adults could adapt. And the claims that the kittens rewired more are problematic.
The neurons originally attuned to the closed eye did not acquire new functions, they heightened their response to the input from the open eye.
The responses were always there. Just at low levels.
Free time to to dedicate for building tactic knowledge is the main limiter for adults and not hard wiring.