TWIL 19 2026
·2 mins
Neuroplasticity #Neuroplasticity is the brain’s lifelong capacity to reorganize itself by forming, strengthening, or pruning neural connections in response to experience, learning, and environment. It’s not a metaphor, it’s a literal physical restructuring of brain tissue.
The three mechanisms are :
Synaptogenesis : building new synaptic connections Pruning : eliminating pathways you don’t use Myelination : brain wraps the pathways you use most in a protective layer, making signals travel faster. The more you repeat something, the quicker and smoother that connection becomes. How to drive neuroplasticity