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Do you get wrinkles in the brain every time you learn something?
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∙ 15y ago
We don't start out with wrinkly brains, however; a fetus early in its development has a very smooth little brain. As the fetus grows, its neurons also grow and migrate to different areas of the brain, creating the sulci and gyri. By the time it reaches 40 weeks, its brain is as wrinkled as yours is (albeit smaller, of course). So we don't develop new wrinkles as we learn. The wrinkles we're born with are the wrinkles we have for life, assuming that our brains remain healthy. Our brains do change when we learn -- it's just not in the form of additional sulci and gyri. This phenomenon is known as brain plasticity. By studying changes in the brains of animals like rats as they learn tasks, researchers have discovered that synapses (the connections between neurons) and the blood cells that support neurons grow and increase in number. Some believe that we get new neurons when we make new memories, but this hasn't yet been proven in mammalian brains like ours.
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Every time you learn something do you get a wrinkle in your brain?
No, you are born with the wrinkles in your brain (they increase the surface area), however when you learn things during life, new synaptic connections are made in your brain at the microscopic level.
How do you reprogram your brain?
Its more commonly known as learning. And hopefully you learn something every day
What happens every time you learn something new or have a new thought or memory?
The structure of your brain changes.
Why do you remember things?
because when you learn something your brain reacts to what you learned and you remember it.
Can turtles learn more every day?
Haha, no they cannot. They're turtles and have no brain.
Why does chewing gum make you more alert?
because when you chew gum it stimulates your brain and gets your brain ready to learn or do something challenging
How do you make my brain smarter?
Use it. The more you use it the more synapse are made. Do puzzles, brain games, create something, write, learn new skills or info .
You are looking for employment for grambling state university?
I am!? See! I learn something every day!
How long do your brain store something you now learn?
It depends on health conditions and age and how frequency of use of stored information.
What do the doors of wisdom are never shut mean?
i'm pretty sure it means either that you can learn from every experience or that you can always learn something new/ you can always learn.
What is something about tattoos?
You can learn something new every day, including facts about tattoos. More women have tattoos than men.
Does Bradley Steven Perry have a dad?
no
