Plasticity
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Plasticity has five meanings in the sciences:
- Plasticity (physics): In physics and engineering, plasticity is the propensity of a material to undergo permanent deformation under load.
- Phenotypic plasticity: Describes the degree to which an organism's phenotype is determined by its genotype.
- Neuroplasticity: Entire brain structures can change to better cope with the environment. Specifically, when an area of the brain is damaged and non-functional, another area may take over some of the function. This is known as neuroplasticity.
- Synaptic plasticity: In neuroscience, plasticity is a property of a neuron or synapse to change its internal parameters in response to its history.
- Plasticity (tissues): In body tissues, plasticity refers to the ability of differentiated cells to undergo transdifferentiation.
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