neuroplasticity.

The ability of the nervous system to change its organization or function in response to experience, activity, or injury.

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Words that belong together

• experience-dependent neuroplasticity
• activity-dependent neuroplasticity

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Therapy relied on neuroplasticity rather than simply on force of will.

The scans suggested that neuroplasticity had altered the surviving pathways.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.