The visit to King Fahad Specialist Hospital (KFSH) was my first field trip to a hospital, a one of a kind experience. The one 'AHA' moment that stands out for me was the one where Dr. Hani explained us, the audience on how neuroplasticity, a new term for many of us, occurs in our nervous system when a neuron dies or gets damaged. The body being unable to produce, sends signals to the neurons to come and take place so as to heal the damage. The nerve near the damaged nerve comes and takes place for the previous one. I was unaware of the fact that the brain could remap and that was a pretty cool thing. This information got a bit more explained when Dr. Lina ElSabbagh explained how neuroplasticity can occur by using therapy.
Another mini 'AHA' moment was when Dr. Hani told us that women are prone to be more emotional, or handle emotions differently, due to their hippocampus, which is probably thicker.
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