Plasticity

/plɑːstˈɪsɪti/

/plæstˈɪsɪɾi/

Plasticity

the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

synonyms : malleability

antonyms : unmalleability

Examples

1. Activation of your reward center, the ventral tegmental area, or of your fear center, the amygdala - either type of activation enhances plasticity.

2. So plasticity clearly takes place in the juveniles and not in the adults.

3. It decreases plasticity.

4. One of the great insights of modern neuroscience is plasticity.