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neuroplasticity
[ noor-oh-pla-stis-i-tee, nyoor ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ plæˈstɪs ɪ ti, ˌnyʊər /
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noun
the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
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Origin of neuroplasticity
First recorded in 1970–75; neuro- + plasticity
Words nearby neuroplasticity
neuropeptide, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, neuropil, neuroplasm, neuroplasticity, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neuropteran, neuropterous, neuroscience
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