Elbert et al. found that the area of the right side of the brain that controls the left hand has many more synaptic connections
than the same area of the left side of the brain in violinists (because they constantly use the fingers of the left hand). What type of brain development explains why this occurs?
Plasticity may be defined as the ability of the infant brain to change its function and form. Brain development depends on experience dependent and experience expectant.
The experience-dependent brain development includes the development of the brain on its individual experiences. In this development the left hand is controlled by the right side of the brain. This occurs because the development of new synapses occurs against the stimulation.
