plasticity
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Even more interesting, the brain became better at recognizing them over time, suggesting that learning or neural plasticity was still taking place during anesthesia.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
More recent neuroscience research has continued to explore how synaptic plasticity supports lifelong learning.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
"If you start with an already functional synapse, that plasticity protocol doesn't work," Harnett says.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
Previously, scientists believed gene therapies for hearing loss had to be administered in the first few years of life before the window closed on brain plasticity, said Jonathon Whitton, Regeneron’s lead researcher on this drug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
And plasticity is the key to survival and prosperity.
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