Brain plasticity, or also known as neuroplasticity, is the process in which your brain's neural synapses and pathways are altered as an effect of environmental, behavioral, and neural changes. This means that your brain has the ability to alter it's neural pathways as you learn and memorize new information.
To illustrate the concept plasticity, imagine your brain as a piece of moldable clay. You can shape this piece into any shape you desire, yet it still stays the same old piece of clay you had from the start. The clay can always be shifted back to a previous shape, but again, it is the same piece of clay. This shows that your brain can alter neural pathways as it pleases and it is still your same original brain. Just learning new information!
The most important thing about brain plasticity is that your brain is the most moldable when you are a child. This is why it is so easy for children to learn how to play instruments like piano and learn new languages. As you become older, it is way more difficult because your brain has already made so many neural pathways and memories. But remember, its never to late to learn new things!
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