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View synonyms for plasticity

plasticity

[pla-stis-i-tee]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being plastic.

  2. the capability of being molded, receiving shape, or being made to assume a desired form.

    the plasticity of social institutions; the great plasticity of clay.



plasticity

/ plæˈstɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being plastic or able to be moulded

  2. (in pictorial art) the quality of depicting space and form so that they appear three-dimensional

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nonplasticity noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plasticity1

First recorded in 1725–35; plastic + -ity
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Example Sentences

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The term "synaptic plasticity" just means the ability of these connections to be strengthened or otherwise changed.

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Research on both animals and humans shows that slow oscillations improve neural plasticity -- the brain's ability to change and adapt in response to experiences and injury.

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A third paper in eLife explains how the model was then improved further to include the process of synaptic plasticity, the fundamental mechanism that allows us to learn new information.

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The brain's ability to learn comes from "plasticity," in which neurons constantly edit and remodel the tiny connections called synapses that they make with other neurons to form circuits.

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Her team also has found that reduced myelin plasticity contributes to "chemo-fog," the cognitive impairments that often follow cancer treatment.

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