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The speaker, a brain researcher, begins by dispelling common myths about the brain, such as the idea that it stops changing after childhood or that we only use parts of it at any given time []. Advances in technology like MRI have revealed that the brain is highly active even at rest [] and, crucially, that learning new things physically changes the brain, a concept known as neuroplasticity []. This plasticity isn't limited by age and is fundamental to recovery after brain damage [-].
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The speaker, a brain researcher, begins by dispelling common myths about the brain, such as the idea that it stops changing after childhood or that we only use parts of it at any given time []. Advances in technology like MRI have revealed that the brain is highly active even at rest [] and, crucially, that learning new things physically changes the brain, a concept known as neuroplasticity []. This plasticity isn't limited by age and is fundamental to recovery after brain damage [-].