Plasticity is an intrinsic property of the human brain and represents evolution's invention to enable the nervous system to escape the restrictions of its own genome and thus adapt to environmental pressures, physiologic changes, and experiences.
Philippa PerryIt seems whether we have a tendency towards being flexible or structured affects how we create, how we parent, how we work.
Philippa PerryThe trouble is if we take no new steps to try a new challenge, our comfort zone doesn't seem just to stay still, but retract.
Philippa PerryIf we are not using our brains' capacity for challenge it feels to me as though it atrophies like an unused muscle.
Philippa Perry