Term ID: T4277

Plasticity

/plasticity/
The brain's ability to reorganize and adapt its structure and function in response to experience, learning, or injury.
Example: Recovery of language abilities after stroke through neural reorganization and formation of new synaptic connections.

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Reference: Kolb & Whishaw (2015)