Neuroplasticity Quotes

“Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain.”
― Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator

“The old adage we usually hear is that “practice makes perfect.” Based on what we know about neuroplasticity and deliberate practice, we should rephrase that to read, “practice makes permanent.” As you organize yourself for this self-reflective prep work, remember that it is not about being perfect but about creating new neural pathways that shift your default cultural programming as you grow in awareness and skill.”
― Zaretta L. Hammond, Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

“The beauty of neuroplasticity is that when you make changes to what you remember and how you remember it, what you do and how you do it, your brain overrides the old neural networks with new ones.”
― Jennifer Fraser, The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health

“With your brain veritably defined by its dynamic neuroplasticity, the cage that holds you back is an illusion. Your brain potential is unlimited.”
― Jennifer Fraser, The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health

“[We can use] play as a means to enhance neuroplasticity and explore novel situations, regardless of age.”
― Andrew Huberman

“Chakra 44 is modulated by vagal tone and reflected in heart rate variability. It embodies compassion as a neuroplasticity process—where emotional regulation, breath, and autonomic balance converge.”
― Sri Amit Ray, The Secrets of 114 Chakras

“In nature nothing is hardwired, everything is livewired, everything is evolvable.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“Life unplastic is life unsapient.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“…taking responsibility for one's own mind can lead to liberation of the self, and to the ability to offer nurturance and love to the next generation.”
― Daniel J. Siegel, Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

“Neuroplasticity is one of the true wonders of the mind.”
― Stephanie Cacioppo, Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection

“The role of fear is especially relevant in neuroplastic healing. If the brain comes to believe that something harmless is dangerous, that belief causes fear that can create or contribute to pain and illness. The healing insight of neuroplasticity is that this association can be reversed: the false sense of danger that causes the fear— and the baseless fear that causes the pain— can be unlearned, and the pain can ease and the body can heal.”
― Tom Rosshirt, Chasing Peace: A Story of Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and the Spiritual Power of Neuroscience

“To be aware is to rewire.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Authenticity isn't a destination you reach - it's a daily choice to show up as yourself, even when the world asks you to be someone else. Your brain can learn to make this choice easier, one rewiring at a time.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity

“Your brain can change. You can build new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding to old triggers. You don’t have to become a different person. You just get to become more you.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity

“These aren't character flaws or personal failures. They're intelligent adaptations your nervous system created to help you survive and navigate challenging environments.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity

“NeuroFlex ACT is built on a simple but powerful truth: your brain is built to adapt. It learns, rewires, and reshapes itself in response to how you think, feel, and act, every single day.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity

“Your brain adapts and changes based on what you do and where you focus your attention. It's like creating a new hiking trail through a forest.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity

“But just as your brain once wired itself for protection, it can now rewire itself for healing, connection, and meaning. This is the gift of neuroplasticity: the brain’s quiet promise that change is always possible, that new paths can be made even where pain has long left footprints.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“But here's the good news: what’s been wired in can be rewired.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“Your brain is plastic. That means it can change, you can change, with the right awareness, tools, and practice.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“Your brain isn’t a rigid machine or a concrete structure that sets early in life and hardens with age. It’s endlessly flexible, endlessly capable of growth and transformation. This capacity for change is called neuroplasticity, and it's one of the most hopeful discoveries in modern science.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“Neuroplasticity means you can forge new paths, healthier, more helpful ones, by intentionally thinking differently, responding more mindfully, and making choices that align with your values.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“What’s Wired Can Be Rewired”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“Your brain is a learning machine, constantly rewiring itself based on where you focus, how you react, and what you repeat.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“Your brain is beautifully rewritable.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“Change isn’t just possible, it’s expected. You’re not waiting for your brain to catch up. You’re training it to move forward with you.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“NeuroFlex ACT carries a beautiful truth: your brain isn’t broken. It’s wonderfully capable of change, ready to help you live as your truest self. The science of neuroplasticity gives us incredible hope: those old patterns that feel heavy and permanent are simply learned reactions. With gentleness and patience, they can transform into chosen, values-aligned responses.
You don’t have to fight yourself anymore. You can learn to move with life’s ups and downs, letting your deepest values guide you like a warm light through any storm. Each small, kind step you take toward what matters most isn’t just coping, it’s creating.
This isn’t about fixing what’s wrong. It’s about discovering what’s already beautifully right within you, and letting it shine.”
― Ronen Dancziger

“When we play, our brains light up.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“Chase after form, and you'll miss the soul - throw yourself into the soul, and neurons will regrow.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot

“Pilgrim of Language (Sonnet)

How will you know if you
can speak another language?

If you can curse someone
on impulse without memorizing,
you got the language in your gut.
If you can console someone in pain,
the language nestles in your heart.

No es necessario que hablar guapisimo,
solamente necessario que hablar amable.
All those pedestals of language levels,
a, b, z, and what not, are elitist garbage.

Chase after form,
and you'll miss the soul -
throw yourself into the soul,
and neurons will regrow.

Forget grammar, forget vocabulary,
let the language seep into your bloodstream.
In a world infested with medal-seeking mules,
stand odd, stand ablaze, a drunken pilgrim.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot