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

An excellent example of the plasticity of the psychic life is the state of sleep, which we all court every night.

From Reflections on War and Death by Freud, Sigmund