Dang I wish I could edit in a paragraph break on my last statement. Guess that's what I get for digging up such an old thread. Looks like I wuz pretty excited over that topic, .. //>.>\\'....
Um., somehow, to me, this relates to what I've just read on slashdot.com (googled after a referrence on another blog..)...
Anyway, it's a study about skills Trainability and how Neuroplacisity lets you rise to a higher level of cognitive function and then go back to your natural range while keeping a skill you acquired at the higher cognitive level. Dude, that's the "nurture" part and the asynchronous starts and stops, right? Haven't we already been doing that our whole lives by seeking people out?

So, here's the article, then a link to a kid friendly explanation of neuroplasticity (for my benefit, lol).
http://scienceblog.com/44329/making-temporary-changes-to-brain-could-speed-up-learning/

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/plast.html

And, just for fun, a Mri 3D brain map: go mess with the crosshairs
http://human.brain-map.org/mri_viewers/data


Youth lives by personality, age lives by calculation. -- Aristotle on a calendar