plasticity
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The team also saw an increase in brain "plasticity" -- the ability to create or adjust connections that support learning and memory.
From Science Daily
The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.
In one demonstration, the team created a nanopore that mimics synaptic plasticity, "learning" from voltage pulses much like a neural synapse.
From Science Daily
"This finding extends our earlier observations on the remarkable plasticity of microglia states and their important roles in diverse brain functions. It also underscores the vital importance of international collaboration in advancing scientific progress."
From Science Daily
The term "synaptic plasticity" just means the ability of these connections to be strengthened or otherwise changed.
From Salon
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