When we use our brain to learn something new, the brain cells connect to other new cells and a new Pathway is formed. This happens every time we learn something–like a new hobby.

Let’s take learning how to play the piano for example. .
As we bend and straighten our fingers to press the keys, the brain cells are firing and communicating with millions of neurons to cause all the finger movements. Repeated practice causes the millions of cells involved in that pathway to learn how to play the piano. The more you play, the stronger those pathways become–from the brain cells to the nerves that move the fingers. This is how we learn: brain cells repeatedly connect with new brain cells to perform a task.

What new things have you learned lately? Why not try reading up on an interesting new topic: history, biographies, climate change, electric cars, etc.

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