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The brain is a dynamic system that is constantly rewiring its circuitry in order to best tackle challenges, explains Eagleman (neuroscience, Stanford Univ.; Incognito and Sum). Plasticity is a word traditionally used to describe the brain's ability to mold itself to new circumstances, but, to the author, this word is too static. He prefers the term livewired, as it better describes the function of the brain, an infinitely adaptable "i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More