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Article: What is Brain Plasticity?

What is Brain Plasticity?

Article by Dieter Luske N.D.-D.C.H.-D.M.H.-D.H

Author of It happened in the seventies

Introduction:

Holistic Brain Change Therapy by Dieter Luske

Brain Plasticity is a term used to explain the now well recognised capabilities of the brain to change (plasticity) in reaction to body or mental stimuli.

The term has become familiar in recent years due to the release of excellent scientific research that have been highlighted in two fascinating books, which I recommend everyone interested in that topic to read.

The Brain That Changes Itself - by Norman Doige, MD

The Brain's Way of Healing - by Norman Doige, MD

My own perspective to view and employ the concept of brain plasticity is influenced by a lifetime of study into holistic natural therapies, exploring all possible avenues of mind - brain - body therapies. Actually, I urge all Holistic Practitioners to embrace the Brain Plasticity Concept within their own specific holistic healing modality.

Without getting too scientific, and without plagiarizing above mentioned books, I will provide information to appreciate the scope of Brain Plasticity and it's implication for therapeutic applications, as well as implementing Brain Plasticity Concepts into Holistic Natural Therapies.

Brain plasticity takes into account Changes in neural pathways, due to "Changes" produced by "stimuli", such as; accidents, strokes, diseases, environment, behaviour, attitudes, emotions, and stimuli from all of our senses.

Once those changes have occurred, brain plasticity provides the possibility to "re-change" or "re-educate" brain functions, to either repair or create new pathways for more optimal desired "brain - body functions", instigated by "stimuli"; this time, focused on positive type of stimuli.

This important concept of brain (neuro) plasticity has replaced the entrenched medical science's formerly-held position that the brain is a static organ. The same principle has also now opened the possibility for more acceptance of Holistic Natural Therapies.

Latest Neuro scientific research indicates that any type of sense stimuli, can profoundly change both the brain's physical structure, and also the functional organizational aspects.