After a stroke we can re-learn how to talk, because by practicing we can establish different pathways in the brain, circumnavigating the damaged part.

It seems whether we have a tendency towards being flexible or structured affects how we create, how we parent, how we work.

After a stroke we can re-learn how to talk, because by practicing we can establish different pathways in the brain, circumnavigating the damaged part.

Beginning a new habit, or ending an old one can feel like letting go of a rope that swings a mile above the ground. So we feel reluctant to let go, after all, we've survived so far doing what we've done, why risk it.

We don't have to have suffered brain damage to take advantage of the plastic nature of our brains.

I am talking about being optimistic enough to sow some seeds in the hope that some of them will germinate and grow into flowers.

Neurogenesis continues throughout life and we have the capacity to establish new neural pathways and strengthen existing ones.