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- n. The state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience
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Simply put, the term neuroplasticity means that the brain changes in response to new experience.
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This capacity to create new neural connections, and thus new mental skill sets, through experience has been termed "neuroplasticity."
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: Rewiring Our Minds For A Modern Lifestyle
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This ability to change the landscape of our brains and ultimately augment how our minds will operate is called neuroplasticity.
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Doidge: The paradox of neuroplasticity is that for all the mental flexibility it grants us, it can end up locking us into 'rigid behaviors.'
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This newly discovered ability of the brain to change both function and structure in response to training is called neuroplasticity.
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This reflects what researchers call the neuroplasticity of the brain.
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While many neuroscientists use the word neuroplasticity as an umbrella term it means different things to different researchers in different subfields ...
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Antal A, Paulus W (2008) Gender-specific modulation of short-term neuroplasticity in the visual cortex induced by transcranial direct current stimulation.
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Join us as we explore the revolutionary science of "neuroplasticity" - a concept that expands not just our knowledge of how our brains work, but how we use them.
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It was developed by Michael Merzenich, a leading researcher on neuroplasticity, which is how our brains can change and adapt to meet new challenges like stroke, head trauma, or old age.
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