Plasticity Flashcards
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Brain plasticity
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The ability of neural connections to grow and reorganise.
2
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Developmental plasticity
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The ability of neural connections in the brain to reorganise in response to sensory input from the environment.
3
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Adaptive plasticity
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The ability of neural connections in the brain to reorganise in response to new information.
4
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Stages of plasticity
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- Proliferation
- Migration
- Circuit formation
- Synaptic pruning
- Myelination
5
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Proliferation
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The growth and division of cells, including neurons.
6
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Migration
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Newly generated neurons move throughout the brain.
7
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Circuit formation
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After neurons migrate, they are able to form neural circuits.
8
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Synaptic pruning
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Neurons that do not form active connections die (prunes)
9
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Myelination
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Fatty substance called myelin starts growing over axons of neurons
