Typical of Singularity Hub, this is a link-baity treatment of a story that has already been widely reported. The underlying research study http://www.cell.com/

Typical of Singularity Hub, this is a link-baity treatment of a story that has already been widely reported. The underlying research study http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(13)00007-6 http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(13)00... is interesting, and worth replicating with varied experimental conditions, and indeed it may be important for clearing up what glia cells do in the human brain. But in terms of treatments on human beings, this looks a lot more radical and a lot more likely to be expensive and subject to regulation than simply engaging in deliberate practice and finding a good coach.