Plasticity, or neuroplasticity, is the lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based on new experiences. As we learn, we acquire new knowledge and skills through instruction or experience. In order to learn or memorize a fact or skill, there must be persistent functional changes in the brain that represent the new knowledge (Neuroscience for Kids by Erin Hoiland).Are there changes with life stage? Of course. Could there be trade-offs between talent, experience, wisdom, naiveties, insights, motivation, energy, work ethic, etc. which qualitatively level the Productivity Playing Field between the 18, 28, 58, 88, and 108 year old?
Because all human and market value is ascribed, the answer has to be, at the very least, a qualified yes; such trade-offs surely exist, but have perhaps escaped careful quantification and critical analysis for any number of sociological and technical measurement-challenging reasons. The premise strikes me as worthy of further pursuit, research, and documentation.
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