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Learning Discussion 1: Brain Function—Neural Plasticity Neural Plasticity: the physical changes, including the growth of neurons, which occur in your brain when you learn something new. Neural Pathways In your brain, when you do not know how to do something, you may not have developed a neural pathway for that task—yet. When you learn something new, the nerve cells (neurons) have to communicate. To do this, an axon terminal of one neuron transmits information across the synapse to a dendrite of another neuron. This communication may cause neurons to make new connections with each other. In your brain, after you create a new neural pathway, you can perform that task, or learn new information faster. Passing the Cotton Ball Game In the game, before it starts, the students are not ready to pass the cotton ball—yet. Neurons that “fire together wire together.” In the game, students extend their arms towards their nearest neighbor. They use the spoons to pass the information (cotton ball) from one student to the next. With some practice, each individual should get better at the task, as will the group. Neurons function in much the same way— Experience changes individual neurons as well as their ability to work in a group. Experience/learning can even create new neural pathways. In the game, after the yellow team had created the neural pathway and practiced, they could pass the cotton ball (information) faster. When we learn, our brains create new neural pathways. Our brains literally change and get stronger as we learn. This is “neural plasticity.” Apigo & Powers | Mindset 1