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Neuroplasticity: Change How You Feel

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How to change how you think:
You were born with a brain wired for change. Research and imaging technology have demonstrated that when you change how you use your brain, you can actually change the physical structure of your brain, and you can change your brain chemistry. This is called neuroplasticity: neuro meaning brain and plasticity meaning flexible or changeable.

When you change how you think, you can physically change your brain's structure and chemistry. And that means that when you change how you think, you can change how you feel.

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