Scientists Find Learning Is Not 'Hard-Wired' | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Discovering the brain's power to change may be neuroscience's biggest—and most promising—contribution to education.

"What we find is people really do change their brain functions in response to experience," said Kurt W. Fischer, the director of Harvard University's Mind, Brain, and Education Program. "It's just amazing how flexible the brain is. That plasticity has been a huge surprise to a whole lot of people."