front 1 Neuroplasticity | back 1 The brain's ability to change and adapt, through changes in neural connections, as a result of experience or learning Neuroplasticity can also be used to explain the brain's ability to recover from injury/damage since the brain is able to rewire itself to compensate for the functions off the injured/damaged area |
front 2 Neural Networks | back 2 Neuroplasticity occurs as the brain creates new synapses or connections between nerve cells, called neural networks Neural networks in the brain literally change their shape/structure based on both genetics and environmental influences
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front 3 Neural Pruning | back 3 If nearby neurons are rarely activated together the existing connection may gradually fall apart synapses that are less active are weakened and ultimately pruned, or removed; often equated to the use it or lose it principles N |
front 4 Study Used | back 4 Maguire et al (2004) Taxi Driver and the Hippocampus |