Author:
Weaver Alexandria N.,Vodyanyk Mariya,Jaeggi Susanne M.
Abstract
Your brain is constantly changing as you grow up and get older. Throughout your life you have all kinds of experiences, and your brain has the amazing ability to respond to those experiences in various ways. For example, when you learn something new, such as how to play a new game or speak a new language, your brain makes new connections, and these connections get stronger the more you practice or use what you learned. The experiences you had when you were younger can have lasting effects on your brain as an adult. In this article, we will talk about how playing musical instruments and creating visual art can change your brain, how these changes affect your future adult brain, and examples of a few technologies that have been used to help scientists visualize brain changes.