On: Learning fine motor coordination changes the brain

[ProxCoques]

I wonder if this has neuroplastic similarities with some research (too lazy to find it right now) on using non-dominant hands for operations like brushing teeth?

Perhaps we should all practice walking down stairs while holding a rather full glass of wine as we get older (then chugging it triumphantly if we reach the bottom without spilling it)?

[tsumnia → ProxCoques]

I'd say yes. Elderly people speak about how doing activity and crafts helps "keep their mind sharp" and further, deliberate practice theory says that if you continue to purposefully practice you will improve.

I think at some point as teenagers we just start thinking we were "above" some types of practice because we are "adults" and only children need to do X.