The nervous system's physical connections and the strength of their communication are constantly changing in response to experience.

“And what makes the brain different than the computer hardware is the physical connections in the brain are constantly changing the strength of the communication.”

The adult brain remains capable of massive rewiring when specific neuromodulators are released through experience or stimulation.

“His work showed that if specific neuromodulators, meaning acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin, or dopamine, are triggered to be released in the adult brain, you can achieve massive rewiring of brain circuits and learning, even as an adult.”

The adult brain remains fluid and capable of being rewired throughout life rather than being fixed.

“neuroplasticity which is the fact that the brain can grow and change throughout life unlike the fact that we used to think that by the time you physically stop growing around the age of 18 that your brain is fixed that your personality is fixed your IQ is fixed we now know that those things are very”

Exercise and physical activity can trigger the birth and survival of new neurons in the hippocampus, helping maintain brain function throughout life.

“over the last few decades, we've realized that's not true, actually, that you can generate new neurons, especially in key areas of the brain like the hippocampus that's associated with memory, and that that growth of new neurons may be the key to preventing or staving off these neurodegenerative dis”

Brain plasticity is the process by which the brain reconfigures itself throughout life in response to new experiences, challenges, and environmental inputs.

“brain plasticity, for anyone who doesn't know, it's it's that the brain is constantly reconfiguring itself every second of your life.”

The brain can be rewired to create a new personality and personal reality through the mental rehearsal of thoughts and behaviors.

“Now the act of rehearsing who they're going to be, what are the qualities, and beginning to get in this creative state began to lay down the circuits of a new personality. And a new personality is connected to a new personal reality.”

Dr. Leaf claims that individuals have the ability to change their brain through the power of their mind.

“you can manage your mind. You can actually change your mind and change your brain. You're not stuck.”

An individual's emotions and subsequent behaviors are driven by the specific images they imagine and the words they repeat to themselves, which can be reprogrammed to change their reality.

“the way you feel about everything everything is down to only two things the pictures you make in your head and the words you say to yourself”

Individuals can deliberately steepen their growth curve and influence who they are becoming by utilizing a two-step process to internalize beneficial experiences.

“if people actually engage that second step a handful of times every day for typically a breath or two maybe longer then they are steepening their growth curve and influencing in lasting ways who they're becoming”