psychology/neuroscience lay question
It's possible for the brain to physically modify itself (neuroplasticity) in directed ways, right? I.e. following some instruction/idea, rather than just repetition of certain pathways.
Does anyone have a theory for how the brain does that (if that's what happens)?
re: psychology/neuroscience lay question, food ref //
@madewokherd I think even the parts of the brain that deal with "body" things have to be associated with the parts that handle conscious/semantic knowledge. Like, thinking about food will trigger saliva reflexes, or erotic things for physical arousal. It's not based on physical stimuli; even reading text can trigger various responses, and it's dependent on the specific content, not on letter shapes or patterns or anything like that, right?
