Adult Brain Shows Learning Changes Fast

April 5, 2011

Less than two hours of training over a few days produced noticeable brain changes in adult learners. Sometimes people complain when trying to learn a new skill: “I’m not that young anymore. It’s harder to learn anything new.” But adult brains may be more pliable than we thought. Research has shown that adult brains can increase in gray matter over weeks or months. Now comes a study finding that it’s possible to increase the brain’s gray matter quite quickly—in only a matter of days. (Scientific American)