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neuroplasticity TTSTB Flashcards

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what is neuroplasticity?

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the ability to change as a result of experience

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STUDY ON NEUROPLASTICITY

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Maguire 2000
- aim: to structural changes in the brain of London taxi drivers
- 16 male taxi drivers
- MRI scans
- more matter in the POSTERIOR hippocampus

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what are neural networks?

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a series of connected neurons that allow the processing and transmitting of information. change as a result of neuroplasticity.

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what is neural pruning?

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the process of removing connections that are no longer needed

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