The New Frontiers of Neuroplasticity Children become adults, eloquent professors turn into care-dependent dementia patients, liberal democrats develop into dogmatic ultraconservatives, dutiful wives mutate into man-eating seductresses, loving husbands become violent rapists, highschool dropouts transform into dotcom billionaires, and wallflowers grow into show-stopping stars, only to end up later as alcoholics. When it comes to the life trajectory of any given individual, anything is possible. It’s sometimes fascinating, sometimes horrifying, but always very interesting. Nonetheless, we have a tendency to ‘freeze-frame’ our fellow human beings in certain situations. We speak of born orators,...