Dyslexia and the Brain

Research indicates that the dyslexic’s brain differs from that of a normal reader. This, however, does not mean that the dyslexic’s brain cannot be changed. There is ample confirmation in the literature that brain function and structure can be altered. Below are a few examples:

New Language Boosts Brainpower

Learning a second language can improve brainpower, a new study says. Read more…

Juggle for a Bigger Brain

Juggling can increase the size of your brain. That’s the conclusion of German researchers, which throws down the gauntlet to the mainstream view that the size of the adult brain does not change at all except when it is confronted by ageing or disease. Read more…

Education Causes Brain Growth

In 1979, in an article in the Journal of Learning Disabilities, Doctors Marianne Frostig and Phyllis Maslow stated, “Neuropsychological research has demonstrated that environmental conditions, including education, affect brain structure and functioning.” Read more…

Repetition Wires the Brain

Neuroscientists discovered that repetition is important in the “wiring” of a person's brain, i.e. the forming of connections or synapses between the brain cells. Read more…

Taxi Drivers

A study in London has found that an area of the brain associated with navigation was larger in London's famed taxi drivers than in other people. Read more…

Animal Experiments

Although no conclusions on human learning or functioning can be drawn from experiments on animals, but it is nevertheless interesting to take note of such experiments, because they seem to confirm that learning does indeed change brain structure. Read more…