In a word, neuroplasticity. It’s an enormous topic, so let’s pick it apart and work through the details of what’s actually happening.
We’ll start by stepping way back and reviewing how our brains do what they do. Remember, your brain is an enormous network of neurons. Each tiny neuron is a pretty complicated little machine. Each neuron connects with many other neurons. It “listens” for electrical and chemical signals from other neurons and fires its own signal, an action potential, when it receives enough input from the neurons that connect to it. The action potential gets “heard” by other neurons and influences their firing as well. Put together billions and billions of these neurons into a network; wire up some of the inputs to senses like vision, touch, and hearing; wire up some of the outputs to muscles… and you get an amazingly complex system capable of thought, learning, memory, and emotion. A human!
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