firebreaths learning corner

today i learned somthing fasinating. iv always been intrested in science, mainly the areas of aceology (therapeutics), autology (study of oneself),hypnology (sleep/hypnosis), oneirology (dreams), kinesics (gestural communication), kinesiology (movement and posture), pharmacology, psychology, psychogenetics (study of internal or mental states), anthropobiology (human biology) more specifically (in the area of human biology) immunology, neurology (nervous system), neuropsychology (brain behaviour relationship) also parapsychology, metaphysics and metaphychology (along with religion, spirituality and other attempts to explain transpersonal phenomenon).

well today id like to talk to you about psychobiology (biology of the mind). especially about the term i picked up today called, duh daaa....

neuroplasticity, its brought about a lot of new thoughts in the field (apparently). let me break it down for you. your brain is a large lump of electrified jelly which consists of neurons. a neuron can be compared to a copper wire (nervs are made of sodium if i remember correctly) its covered in plastic (fat). all the billions of billions of neurons wired together somehow create a working thinking mind. a decade ago it was thought that the brain remained unchanged throughout life. then came the model that neuron pathways can be tuned to become more efficient, that the basic chemistry of the brain will look after itself better if apropriate lifestyle is followed (easy on the alcohol [which strips the fat off neurons so that the brain basically short circuits], healthy diet and exercise). and now the neuroplasticity model provides evidence that the brain is continually changing as a result of our experience. fresh connections between neurons can be produced as well as compleatly new neurons.

this has many implications, to many to get into really. it has huge significance in behavioural psychology, (things happen to us, brainwaves leave thier imprint on the brain and form a template through future experience will be delt with). the connotations on learning are also very interesting, for us to be competent at doing something we not only need the physical capability but also the mental capacity and if we dont then they will have to be gradually trained untill we have the capacity to perform an act. the neuroplastsity concept alows us to gauge how long it should take for the neural pathways to be established.
if you really really really cant be botherd to read the whole text just start here
in terms of brain growth it should take 400-500 hours to become remotely competent at something (e.g a musical instrument or juggling) so that not only can you perform ok but that you can also express yourself (start developing style). it should take about 7,000 hours of practise to produce extremly good all-round performance. and 10,000+ hours to even begin thinking about mastery. of course some people are bastards and put the model to shame (don't worry they are the freaks, not u)

i would like to help indirectly forward poi by investigating what things when practised regularly are going to directly improve poi proficiency (kinda like non juggling cross training). along with how to schedule practise to minimise learning time and how to structure practice to maximise poi aptitude. (well thats the plan anyway)

it wont help me out but i would friggin love to know
a)how long u have been poiing
b)on average how many hours a day
c)roughly how many hours in total
d)roughly how good you are

d is obviously gunna be a toughie so its on a scale of 1 to 10. just answer best you can.

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p.s
i know its a long text but it was harder for me to write than for you to read.

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