The definition of maladroit is awkward or showing a lack of skills. An example of a maladroit person is an employee who cannot accomplish the simplest tasks of the job. noun
The historic view is that once brain cells are damaged or killed, they do not regenerate. Yet, research over the last 20 years is showing substantial evidence of cell regeneration, particularly in those under 40 year of age.
For almost a century, scientists have believed that primate brains do not regenerate or add new neurons after maturity. It was a fundamental tenet of neuroscience that the brain could not repair itself or grow new cells.he cerebral cortex is responsible for higher level decision making and learning. The researchers found the formation of new nerve cells, a process called neurogenesis, in three areas of the cerebral cortex: 1  Prefrontal region which controls decision making.