Une recherche publiée récemment dans la revue Neuron confirme non seulement que l'apprentissage modifie la structure du cerveau, mais que ces modifications sont visibles après seulement deux heures d'apprentissage.
Résumé de la recherche
« The timescale of structural remodeling that accompanies functional neuroplasticity is largely unknown. Although structural remodeling of human brain tissue is known to occur following long-term (weeks) acquisition of a new skill, little is known as to what happens structurally when the brain needs to adopt new sequences of procedural rules or memorize a cascade of events within minutes or hours. Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), an MRI-based framework, we examined subjects before and after a spatial learning and memory task. Microstructural changes (as reflected by DTI measures) of limbic system structures (hippocampus and parahippocampus) were significant after only 2 hr of training. This observation was also found in a supporting rat study. We conclude that cellular rearrangement of neural tissue can be detected by DTI, and that this modality may allow neuroplasticity to be localized over short timescales. »
Article à propos de cette recherche (en anglais) : http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2012/04/our-brain-structure-changes-after-two.html
Article publié dans Neuron (vol. 73, no. 6, 1195-1203) : http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273%2812%2900178-X