Train your mind, change your brain
Sharon Begley is a science columnist for the Wall Street Journal. She’s the author of a recent book called Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain. The Dalai Lama wrote the introduction.
According to Begley, science is showing how our thoughts can alter the physical structure of our brains.
She told Earth & Sky, “The adult brain can indeed change. Its structure can change. Its function can change. Its pattern of activity can change. And those changes can come about in response to our experiences.”
Begley spoke to Earth & Sky’s Jorge Salazar in February 2007 about the ability of the adult brain to “rewire” itself. The implications of this fact are vast … and range from artistic endeavors such as playing music – to ailments such as post–traumatic stress disorder – and to the everyday stress we all experience.
