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0 to ~25 years of age: our brain is highly malleable (robust neuroplasticity) but we have far less control over our life than adults do

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The brain possesses very high neuroplasticity from age 0 to 25, after which it gradually decreases in adulthood, although it remains possible throughout one's entire life.

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Science largely supports the idea that the brain is more malleable during childhood and adolescence, a period characterized by intense synaptic pruning and rapid myelination…

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Science largely supports the idea that the brain is more malleable during childhood and adolescence, a period characterized by intense synaptic pruning and rapid myelination (meta-analysis, review of the literature in developmental neuroscience). It is true that cerebral plasticity never ceases, as confirmed by numerous studies on adult learning and recovery after brain injuries (observational studies and interventions). However, qualifying the 25-year threshold as a rigid cutoff is a simplification: the decline in plasticity is a gradual process rather than a sudden change. The idea that adults have more 'control' over their environment is a valid behavioral observation, but it does not alter the intrinsic biology of plasticity. In short, the creator correctly describes the general trend of the literature, while stylizing ages to make the concept more accessible to the general public.

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Decoded by Noli · July 18, 2026 · the original post

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