Andrew Huberman· PhD
That monkey was also listening to a sound that happened just as often, but his auditory cortex did not change because he wasn't listening to the tone.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
That monkey was also listening to a sound that happened just as often, but his auditory cortex did not change because he wasn't listening to the tone.
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a monkey is reaching out and having a vibration on the tip of his finger and if he pays attention to it enough, he can double the number of neurons in his brain, or triple, or sometimes five times more neurons that respond to a touch of the finger.