plasticity

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Haier’s studies also demonstrated how Tetris can affect the plasticity of cortical gray matter, potentially enhancing a person’s memory capacity and promoting motor and cognitive development.

From New York Times

“It’s a real demonstration of the plasticity of humans.”

From Science Magazine

While that pace may slow, the virus’s plasticity indicates it “is likely to keep on evolving,” he said.

From New York Times

It is possible that harnessing that plasticity could be helpful in the healing of abused women.

From Scientific American

“Being deprived of seeing half of the face could be overcome precisely because of that brain plasticity,” he says.

From Washington Post