Ignorance of brain plasticity stems from consciousness, not information shortage

Evidence

Why do they not know it? Why do we persist in our belief that the brain is purely and simply a ”machine,” a program without promise? Why are we ignorant of our own plasticity? It is not because of a lack of information; exoteric books on the subject of brain plasticity abound. It is not because of a problem with popularization; we can talk in a very simple way about this plasticity, and that is precisely what this book is going to do. It is not a question of acquaintance but a question, once again, of consciousness. — Catherine Malabou, What Should We Do with Our Brain?, 49