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Neural pruning

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When the brain gets rid of excess synapse and neurons

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Brain reorganization

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Ability to adapt and reconstruct and it is when the brain have a completely new environment or set up

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Neural connections

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Pathways formed by synapses between neurons forming communication

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Gray matter

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Process sensation, learning, cognition

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White matter

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Allows exchange of information throughout brain

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Re uptake

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When released neurotransmitters are reabsorbed by pre synaptic neuron

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Neuro genesis

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Production of new neurons

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Split brain

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Done to treat epilepsy and it is when a person have a complete different view of the world or visual field an image from the right is properly verbalized as it goes through the left brain hemisphere and the image in the left is drawn as it goes to the right hemisphere

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Brain plasticity

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The brains natural property to reorganize from experiences

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Brain plasticity

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The brains natural property to reorganize from experiences

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