"We have to crack the cognitive egg and scramble it up."

— Strauch, Barbara


Date
December 29, 2009
Metaphor
"We have to crack the cognitive egg and scramble it up."
Metaphor in Context
“As adults we have these well-trodden paths in our synapses,” Dr. Taylor says. “We have to crack the cognitive egg and scramble it up. And if you learn something this way, when you think of it again you’ll have an overlay of complexity you didn’t have before — and help your brain keep developing as well.”
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Strauch, Barbara. "How to Train the Aging Brain." The New York Times. December 29, 2006. <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
01/06/2010

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.