![]() ![]() Literally, if you don't use it, you lose it. The scientists say the body basically grows new tissues and brain cells to deal with the new functions it needs to survive, while literally absorbing and getting rid of the old, unused cells. When immigrants change countries with a completely different habitat, aesthetics and foodstuffs, some adults may never be able to adjust, while children quickly adjust so fast, they may completely lose all ability to return to their country of birth after they grow up. Doctors and anthropologists have a bigger picture of how people adjust to various temperatures, foods, deformities, injuries, beliefs, customs, mores, etc., especially if born into a particular environment. However, the 'average' person, who rarely travels too far outside of his or her own experience and understanding, believes those limits are very rigid. It quickly adjusts to whatever environment it lives in, whatever the circumstances, within limits. Most of us are aware of how plastic the human body is. ![]()
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