Brain plasticity

Question 1

What is meant by adaptive plasticity?

Answer 1

The ability of the brain neurons to alter connections between synapses to better fit an environmental change after learning something new, relearning or a brain injury.

Question 2

What is meant by developmental plasticity?

Answer 2

The changes in neural connections during development resulting from new interactions or learning experiences

Question 3

What is meant by sprouting?

Answer 3

The growth of additional branches on axons or dendrites to create and enable new connection

Question 4

What is meant by rerouting?

Answer 4

When an undamaged neuron loses connection with an active neuron it finds a new active neuron and connects with it instead

Question 5

How can rerouting or sprouting by stimulated?

Answer 5

During learning or after brain injury, specific activity can lead to the formation of new neural connections or rerouting of existing ones