Introduced by an italian
psychiatrist by the name of
Ernesto Lugaro in 1906
Neuroplasticity was a way to describe how the
brain can change throughout life to adapt learn
and even recover from brain injury but this wasn't
the first time
Adapt
Learn
Recover
Neuroplasticity was described you may
be familiar with the famous
experiment in 1904 conducted by a
Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov
Pavlov
experiment
Neuroplasticity stands
for...
NEURO = Nervous System
Neuroplasticity: A moldable brain
PLASTICITY = plasto's = Moldable
Neuroplasticity also applies
to physical skills
example:
The first time you try to ride a bicycle
The process of learning to ride a bike is a physical process and
just like learning information it requires repetition and
intensity
Neurological assessment
These are able to identify injured or simply
inefficient networks in the brain then by
introducing specific sensory information
with repetitions and intensity over a five-day
program, these have been able to increase
function increase efficiency and literally
rewire the brains of children, seniors people
with neurological injuries and even
high-performance athletes
Neuroplasticity and SLA
SLA
Second-language acquisition (SLA), is the
process by which people learn a second
language
INPUT
APPROPIATE STIMULI
Learners are language producing machines
who look at correct models
IMITATE, PRACTICE, PRODUCE (behaviorism theory) INPUT + REINFORCEMENT= LEARNING
Output serves as a mean to try out
one’s language to test various
hypothesis that are forming on the
process.
Neuroplasticity
The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new
neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity
allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to
compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their
activities in response to new situations or to changes in
their environment.