Your brain is built to learn more every day: These 8 facts prove it

1. Neuroplasticity is Constant: Your brain is not a static organ. Thanks to neuroplasticity, it's continuously forming new neural connections and strengthening existing ones.

2. Billions of Neurons, Trillions of Connections: Your brain houses approximately 86 billion neurons, each capable of connecting with thousands of others.

3. Active During Sleep: You might think your brain rests when you do, but it's often more active during sleep, especially REM cycles.

4. The Hippocampus: Your Memory Hub: This seahorse-shaped region plays a critical role in daily learning by converting short-term memories into long-term ones.

5. New Memories Form Daily: Every day, your brain is actively working to encode new information and experiences. Whether it's a new recipe, a friend's recommendation.

6. Synaptic Plasticity Underpins Learning: Learning happens at the level of your synapses – the tiny gaps between neurons where information is transmitted.

7. Adult Neurogenesis Exists: While it was once believed that we stopped producing new brain cells after childhood, we now know that neurogenesis.

8. Attention is Key to Retention: Your brain is constantly bombarded with information, but it's your ability to pay attention that determines what gets learned and remembered.