“When we learn, we alter which genes in our neurons are “expressed,” or turned on. The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science One could add that totalitarian regimes seem to have an intuitive awareness that it becomes hard for people to change after a certain age, which is why so much effort is made to indoctrinate the young from an early age.” Wexler's point, then, is that much of the cross-cultural conflict we see is a product of the relative decrease in plasticity. But this process, writ large, often leads whole cultural groups to try to impose their view of the world on other cultures, and they often become violent, especially in the modern world, where globalization has brought different cultures closer together, exacerbating the problem. In small ways he begins to micromanage his environment, to control it, and make it familiar. Increasingly the aging individual acts to preserve the structures within, and when there is a mismatch between his internal neurocognitive structures and the world, he seek to change the world. We find familiar types of stimulation pleasurable we seek out like-minded individuals to associate with, and research shows we tend to ignore or forget, or attempt to discredit, information that does not match our beliefs, or perception of the world, because it is very distressing and difficult to think and perceive in unfamiliar ways. “As we age and plasticity declines, it becomes increasingly difficult for us to change in response to the world, even if we want to.
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