Growth Mindset
Fact: The brain can get smarter and the cells within the brain called neurons affects how the brain functions.
The neurons are connected to thousands of other neurons. These neurons affect how the brain works and change and re wire according to our experiences. By participating in new and challenging experiences you can become smarter, your brain and even become heavier!
In a study with rats, researchers put some rats in empty cages and others in stimulating cages with puzzles and other rats. The rats in the stimulating environments were smarter, and their brains even weighed more!