Learning is the act of establishing neuronal pathways. As neurons fire in specific patterns, they hardwire themselves together. The first several times, creating these pathways takes effort. But with each subsequent firing, a pattern is established: a routine of electrical impulses followed by neurotransmitter release followed again by electrical impulse over and over along the same cells. Whether we are learning a computer program or a sport or a bad habit, the more often we tell our brains to fire a specific sequence of neurons, the easier it gets for our brains to comply, ultimately to the
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