learning machine

Running head : learning machine

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July 6th , 2010

The author believes that like a learning machine the human brain is capable of adapting anything new regardless of the age of the person This she deduces this from a number of arguments in the form of research done from different points of view but all leading to her conclusion The author is not describing other peoples ' opinions . Rather she uses their arguments as the premises to end at the conclusion that she states at the beginning of her

excerpt . The author uses information on neural plasticity from presentation done by Gregg Recanzone using animals Merzenich Michaels ' research on shaping the machinery of our brains using the elderly and Alison Gopniks ' research on plasticity of the brain using children and the connection to the logic of imagination all from the University of California . Columbia University 's Walter Mischels ' discussion on the ability to control our desires based on the imaginations we put on them and Sir Michael Rutter of King 's college made a presentation of the effects of early institutional deprivation

To arrive at the conclusion , the author used the data from done research as the premises to support her conclusion . Though the author does not use the solid research data to support her argument , she uses the findings of the research as her arguments . The research was done correctly . There are various experiments done where there was need for comparison . There was physical experimenting in the case of...