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- Maranda manages well without the left half of her brain because of a phenomenon we call plasticity.†
p. 150.6plasticity = ability to be reshaped or to adapt in a lasting way
- In plasticity, functions once governed by a set of cells in the brain are taken over by another set of cells.†
p. 150.7 *
- That's why plasticity only works in children.†
p. 151.2
Definitions:
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(plasticity) ability to be shaped or changed in a lasting way — whether in a material, a brain, or a living thingIn science and engineering, plasticity describes how a material can be bent, pressed, or stretched into a new shape and then stay that way—for example, soft clay or hot metal that can be molded.
In biology and psychology, plasticity often refers to the brain’s ability to change how it works by forming new connections (brain plasticity), or to an organism’s ability to adjust to different environments. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)