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plasticity

[pla-stis-i-tee] / plæˈstɪs ɪ ti /


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The researchers also found that caffeine administered before sleep deprivation restored synaptic communication in the CA2 region and returned plasticity to normal levels.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

More recent neuroscience research has continued to explore how synaptic plasticity supports lifelong learning.

From Science Daily • May 6, 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

The lab focuses on the neurobiological basis of behavioral plasticity, including learning, memory, and addiction, as well as gene-by-environment interactions linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The importance of these proportions for the clarity and plasticity of the musical line was very clearly shown at a rehearsal of Apollo conducted by Klemperer in Berlin.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor




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