Considering the definition of neuroplasticity as the capability of our brain to rewire itself by forming new neural connections throughout the life, it seems to me that our brain is like a programmable computer and all we have to do is to input new codes and debug/delete/re-program what we have internalized from our parents and the environment.Having that in mind, this notion that people are being born by some special gifts called aptitudes loses its credibility. According to what aptitude pros say: Aptitudes are natural talents born differently in every individual and they are special abilities for doing, or learning to do, certain kinds of things which is unique in every person.It seems to me that what we have in our unconscious to some extent can be controlled by what we consciously decide to do and therefore, neuroplasticity seems more true to me than being born by special gifts called aptitudes. Am I correct? or, there is still more to know about the relationship between neuroplasticity and aptitudes?
Does neuroplasticity cancel the notion of aptitudes as a natural gift?
cognitive psychology;cognitive neuroscience;personality