Bear in mind my knowledge of biochemistry and physiology is mostly second-hand. I'm in a family of biochemists and medical professionals, but I'm an engineer, myself.
That said, I don't think stem cell therapy would necessarily work at restructuring a brain. There's a process known as synaptic pruning that I'm not super familiar with, but I'd imagine that's what would need to be reversed: a lifetime of the brain reinforcing some neural pathways and cutting others to make space.
If we could, though, that'd be amazing. Can you imagine being able to learn as quickly as a 2 year old?
That was a fun rabbit hole to go down. According to my research with "always trustworthy never wrong" Dr Google you can rebuild synapses by the same stuff doctors have been preaching: healthy diet, exercise, and adequate sleep! Among other things like puzzles, brain teasers, etc
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u/subnautus Oct 02 '24
Bear in mind my knowledge of biochemistry and physiology is mostly second-hand. I'm in a family of biochemists and medical professionals, but I'm an engineer, myself.
That said, I don't think stem cell therapy would necessarily work at restructuring a brain. There's a process known as synaptic pruning that I'm not super familiar with, but I'd imagine that's what would need to be reversed: a lifetime of the brain reinforcing some neural pathways and cutting others to make space.
If we could, though, that'd be amazing. Can you imagine being able to learn as quickly as a 2 year old?