Introduction
Brain plasticity refers to the ability of the brain to change at various stages in life. The changes involve forming new connections between brain cells. Factors causing the change include genetic, environmental, and actions of the individual.
A consequence of brain plasticity is that brain actions associated with a particular function can move to a different location as a result of normal experience or brain damage (Doidge, 2010). When you become a professional in a particular field, the area dealing with that specific domain grows. In a study conducted in London, it revealed that taxi drivers have a larger hippocampus than bus drivers. This is because the hippocampus specializes in acquiring complex information for the driver to navigate efficiently, taxi drivers navigate multiple routes around London, while bus drivers follow limited routes. Also in bilinguals, the left inferior cortex grows to accommodate the new language and is larger in bilinguals compared to monolinguals.
Conclusion
Brain plasticity takes place for the brain to accommodate certain changes throughout our lives.
