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Originally Posted by shuumai
"Once a particular plastic change occurs in the brain and becomes well established, it can prevent other changes from occurring. "
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Interesting take on this. I would have been more inclined to see this as a manifestation of synaptic
strength, than plasticity.
As I have understood it, synaptic strength is the quality that makes a new skill increasingly resistant to breakdown. Plasticity is the quality that allows skills - or behaviors - to be refined or adapted.
Rigid attitudes or behaviors are another matter. Not movement or skill oriented. We can anticipate what a psychologist would say about that. Not sure how a neurobiologist would interpret or explain it.
In the event, consideration of the role of the brain in
all aspects of our swimming has made what was always intensely fascinating for me, even more so.