plasticity
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The results showed that sleep deprivation disrupted the maintenance of synaptic plasticity in the CA2 region.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Previously, scientists believed gene therapies for hearing loss had to be administered in the first few years of life before the window closed on brain plasticity, said Jonathon Whitton, Regeneron’s lead researcher on this drug.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
In highlighting the plasticity of bacterial domains, the study advances fundamental knowledge of how gene transfer occurs between bacterial cells and offers an important clue to understanding how AMR occurs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Together they make up a perfectly valid alternate list, one that captures the glamour and romance of L.A. — as well as its lovable plasticity — just as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
But ah, the exposure indeed, the helpless plasticity of childhood that isn't dear or sacred to somebody!
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing plasticity
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