{"id":511,"date":"2012-01-18T20:37:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T01:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=511"},"modified":"2012-03-18T20:51:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T01:51:41","slug":"neuroplasticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/neuroplasticity\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Science Research:  Neuroplasticity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, scientists have envisioned <a title=\"The Brain &amp; Decision Making\" href=\"http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/coach\/decision-making-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the Brain<\/a> as rigid, capable of learning at only certain, key, critical <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Brain1x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-516\" title=\"Brain Science Research:  Plasticity\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Brain1x-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brain Science Research:  Plasticity\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>developmental times.\u00c2\u00a0 This view envisions the Brain as an amazing organ &#8212; still capable of powerful learning.<\/p>\n<p>Recent research in Brain Science, utilizing fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imagining) &#8212; MRI in motion &#8212; has been able to demonstrate irrefutably that the brain is capable of learning and developing new neural networks at any age.\u00c2\u00a0 This flexible capacity of the brain is termed, &#8220;<em>neuroplasticity<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Norman Doidge, noted Canadian psychiatrist and author, has experimented with the concept of neuroplasticity.\u00c2\u00a0 Dr. Doidge calls neuroplasticity, &#8220;one of the most extraordinary discoveries of the twentieth century&#8221;.\u00c2\u00a0 In his book, &#8220;<a title=\"Brain Science Research:  Neuroplasticity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143113100\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=hypnoprogrtor-  20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0143113100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Brain that Changes Itself<\/a>,&#8221; Dr. Doidge uses case studies to illustrate the beneficial effects of neuroplasticity on patients.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Doidge states, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<a title=\"Brain Science Research:  Neuroplasticity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143113100\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=hypnoprogrtor-  20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0143113100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Neuroplasticity<\/a> contributes to both the constrained and unconstrained aspects of our nature.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 He also comments that neuroplasticity, &#8220;renders our brains not only more resourceful, but also more vulnerable to outside influences.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, scientists have envisioned the Brain as rigid, capable of learning at only certain, key, critical developmental times.\u00c2\u00a0 This view envisions the Brain as an amazing organ &#8212; still capable of powerful learning. Recent research in Brain Science, utilizing fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imagining) &#8212; MRI in motion &#8212; has been able to demonstrate irrefutably [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-coaching","category-mental-healing","category-physical-healing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}