plasticity
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The lab focuses on the neurobiological basis of behavioral plasticity, including learning, memory, and addiction, as well as gene-by-environment interactions linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Together they make up a perfectly valid alternate list, one that captures the glamour and romance of L.A. — as well as its lovable plasticity — just as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Hebbian-style synaptic plasticity allows for creation of memories and learning from experience within a network of neurons and synapses.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
When catastrophic change burst in upon the ages of uniformity, and sounded in the ear of every living thing the words "Change or die!" plasticity became the sole principle of salvation.
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