First Blog

Neuroplasticity – a theory in formation.  One aspect is clear about medicine.  It is a latecomer to the application of modern scientific methods, essentially beginning only in the late 19 th century.  In medicine, there is so much to discover that we may say many of the discoveries of the early 20 th century were the reaping of the proverbial low-hanging fruit.  It was only the examination of phenomena from a rigorous viewpoint that proved fruitful to medical discovery.  It advanced quickly and profoundly during the entire 20 th century, using microbiology, chemistry, physics, and even engineering to examine the physical human resulting great discoveries.  Thus, medicine provides a fertile are to examine the development of theories from their grounding to maturity.  From the 15 th up to the 20 th century, neurology was focused on the theory of localization , meaning that certain areas of the brain were dedicated irrevocably to certain mental activities.   There were li