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Per I agree with your theory. I think it also has something tp do with self confidence. Self talk goes: I have been able to overcome other big hurdles before, let's see how I am going to gandle this new one! Antony Hequet Poet composer On 16 févr. 2012, at 21:20, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: >> http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/02/a-neuroscientist-debunks-the-myth-of-musical-instinct/253125/ >> >> >> Interesting and thought provoking........not sure whether I agree or >> not but >> it >> sure raises a lot of questions. > > > Thanks, that was interesting! My own experience is that learning > becomes easier the older you get. But it only works if you're leading > a learning life in general. And it's not because you become "smarter" > with age but because your brain can make more synapse associations for > each new step. Instead of drawing a totally new knowledge map in there > the older brain just goes > "ok-been-there-done-that-been-there-as-well... DANG!!!! Ah, that's new > so let's connect here, here and here". It hooks up new stuff to old > experience, but a little bit differently this time. Just my personal > theory. > > Greetings from Sweden > > Per Boysen > www.perboysen.com > http://www.youtube.com/perboysen >