But I want to say that this description may be biased because it ignores the screening and regulation mechanism of the brain.
Sponges are collected in order, and their shapes remain unchanged. In fact, our brains will screen and adjust.
This is related to the theories of "brain functional area specificity (screening)" and "brain plasticity (regulation)".
Therefore, I prefer to use plasticine to describe a child's brain. Any external stimulus will change plasticine, but this change is not only external, but also internal.
Dr graffman of the National Institutes of Health is a scientist who studies the brain. He works in the cognitive neuroscience group of the National Institute of Neurology and Stroke. He is very interested in understanding the frontal lobe and neural plasticity of the brain.
Graffman thinks that "brain functional area specificity theory" and "brain plasticity" can be viewed comprehensively.
Theory of brain functional area specificity
The brain is divided into several regions, and in the process of development, each region has its own mental activity. If it is a complex mental activity, several areas may need to communicate and coordinate their work.
Brain Plasticity-Border Territory Competition
The rule of storing all information reflects the theory of "use in, waste out" put forward by French biologist Lamarck. The more frequently we use this word, the easier it is to extract it.
Graffman believes that in the brain area responsible for processing certain behaviors, neurons located in the center participate most, while neurons at the edge of this area participate less or less. Therefore, adjacent brain regions compete with each other to seize these neuronal sites on the boundary, and daily activities determine which region will win. He believes that brain imaging shows that border neurons can expand and increase rapidly in a few minutes to meet our temporary needs.
In graffman's research, he found that there are four kinds of neuroplasticity in this competitive field.
The first is "expansion":
In order to meet the needs of daily life, boundary neurons change the nature of work in real time to deal with the current work.
The second is "reorganization":
When a sense is hindered (such as impaired vision) and there is no corresponding stimulus, it can accept information from other senses (such as hearing).
The third is "compensation":
This plasticity comes from the brain performing a task in more than one way. For example, some people use maps to find their way, while others use a sense of direction (left and right, front and back) because they have a strong sense of spatial direction. If they lose their sense of spatial direction due to brain injury, they can still look back and find their own way.
The fourth is to "take over":
When some parts of one hemisphere can't work normally, the corresponding area of the other hemisphere can take over the work. Although it may not be as good as the original, it can still be adjusted and adapted, and it can be done as much as possible.
The strong influence of age
Age, in intelligence research, has a great influence on brain regions?
In infancy, we gradually come into contact with the outside world. When I learn a new skill, a suitable brain area will be used to deal with this skill, because it has not yet assumed any function.
We have been emphasizing that the plasticity of the brain is a good thing, but it is also a place that parents should pay attention to in the process of educating their children.
A child's brain is not a sponge, but plasticine. The stimulation you give him is rubbish, and it's always rubbish. Then this garbage will occupy the brain area that was originally used to do good and right things, and it will be very difficult to get rid of it.
What you give your child is very important for his future growth!