Comments on: Darwin’s adult neuroplasticity

By: » Brain Fitness Newsletter: October Edition « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:55:24 +0000

[…] Darwin’s adult neuroplasticity: reflections of a beautiful mind that –as self-reported at the age of 72– could have been even more beautiful.The Gene Delusion: IQ and the environment: do genes determine our fates? They don’t. They why do we seem to believe so so often?. […]

By: Alvaro

Alvaro — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:07:08 +0000

Hello Adrian,

People, ideas, species, and, yes, even minds evolve. I am sorry that you choose to stop reading a post based on one word-that is your free choice.

Regards

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:55:09 +0000

I just read up to the 4th line, where you wrote “evolution of his own mind”. You should have chosen a better word than ‘evolution’.

cheers.

By: » Is Intelligence Innate and Fixed? « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:40:01 +0000

[…] Darwin’s adult neuroplasticity, with a number of fascinating quotes, including — “Therefore my success as a man of science, whatever this may have amounted to, has been determined, as far as I can judge, by complex and diversified mental qualities and conditions. Of these, the most important have been–the love of science– unbounded patience in long reflecting over any subject–industry in observing and collecting facts–and a fair share of invention as well as of common sense. With such moderate abilities as I possess, it is truly surprising that I should have influenced to a considerable extent the belief of scientific men on some important points.” […]

By: Tangled Bank #92 « _Paddy K_

Tangled Bank #92 « _Paddy K_ — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:20:10 +0000

[…] Ah, here is the man I wanted to see, all done up in his Victorian finery, with a nice beard and hat to match. Mr. Darwin I presume — or should I say Mr. Fernandez of Sharp Brains, chatting to another gentleman of letters on the topic of aging and the mind. Fascinating. […]

By: I Was A Teenage Neuro-Plasticity Junkie - MindTWEAKS - fixing the world, one mind at a time

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:44:24 +0000

[...] Till then, you might want to hop over to SharpBrains, where Alvaro has posted some interesting quotes from Charles Darwin’s autobiography. According to his own observations, Darwin’s brain seems to have rewired itself over time, adjusting to his interests and focus: a pretty clear case of adult neuro-plasticity. [...]