Although there is a decline in synaptic density after the early years, it is still unclear from the research whether or not this decline is healthy and beneficial to learning as an adult. Some researchers have concluded that having too many synapses may also be detrimental to brain function. At this point, it is difficult to conclude from the brain research that the physical differences in brain development at different ages effect what we can and cannot learn. This, however, should be interpreted as good news. Parents as educators are an important part of the equation for learning.
Humans are never too old to learn.
He questioned the validity of determining intelligence with this measure by taking people out of their environment and posing questions or tasks they had not done before. He once said in an interview, I m deliberately being somewhat provocative. Many of the intelligences are based on the works of psychologists or cognitive scientists. Many variations on the theme of multiple intelligences have surfaced since Gardner s first work including a popular book by Goleman called Emotional Intelligence . Most of these books are misunderstood to mean that there is a particular region of the brain that houses a type of intelligence.