Why Making Mistakes is Good for Your Brain

Neuroplasticity:

• It is the brain's ability to modify its structure and function, which enables learning.

• It is the formation of new neurotransmitters.

• It means the brain completely stops working after a certain age.

• It has no impact on learning processes.

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Neurons in the brain help in strengthening neural connections:

• By releasing hormones.

• By releasing neurotransmitters to facilitate synaptic plasticity.

• By decomposing old synapses.

• By insulating synapses.

One reason why having a growth mindset is important according to the passage is:

• It encourages continuous learning and resilience

• It discourages change

• It limits progress

• It promotes fixed intelligence

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Making mistakes benefit the brain's neural pathways because:

• they promote neuroplasticity which enhances learning and problem-solving.

• they lead to neural damage.

• they do not affect the brain's neural pathways.

• they cause confusion in neural signaling.

The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections is known as:

• Neuroplasticity

• Neurotransmission

• Neurogenesis

• Neuronal migration

According to the article, what happens to the brain when we learn?

• New neurons are created

• The brain size increases

• New connections form and old connections grow stronger

• Connections between neurons are destroyed

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What is the main idea of this text?

• Neuroplasticity is the idea that neurons, which are the building blocks of the human brain and nervous system, can adapt.

• A growth mindset is the name for an approach to life where you view mistakes as opportunities to learn.

• Sometimes, making mistakes can be dangerous, and in those situations, the brain can't learn from mistakes.

• Because of neuroplasticity, the brain can strengthen certain neural connections as it learns from mistakes.

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Your brain is built to grow from mistakes. What information from the text supports this conclusion?

• "Neurons in your brain register when you make a mistake, and your brain rewires itself to improve next time."

• "Neurons are nerve cells...They interpret information that comes from the outside world."

• "Brain science shows us that if we aren't afraid to make mistakes, we can improve and accomplish difficult things."

• A growth mindset is the belief that mistakes are not failures, but instead are opportunities for growth."

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The author describes how neurons in your brain are activated in a pattern when you do a certain task, which makes the connections between those neurons stronger.

What example does the author give to support this idea?

• When you throw a ball, your brain remembers how to do that task, so it's easier the next time.

• When you meet a new person, your brain has lots of stored information about how to talk to new people.

• Your brain can remember facts and figures, like the year that a war started, so that memorizing dates becomes easier.

• When you learn how to swim, your brain remembers that pattern of action so that it can avoid it in the future.

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