as in malleability
the quality or state of being easily molded
we chose that type of clay for its greater plasticity
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Recent Examples of plasticity
Intriguingly, psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms have recently been found to rapidly increase plasticity and may act by restoring the plasticity associated with critical periods.
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Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
One aspect of the brain's plasticity is its dependence on engaging with and incorporating external inputs.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Dental caries in the fossil record: a window to the evolution of dietary plasticity in an extinct bear
Alexis Mychajliw, an assistant professor of biology and environmental studies and head of the Holocene ecology, diversity, and global extinctions (HEDGE) lab at Middlebury College
Brittanica.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s every reason to believe that a future generation of A.I. will acquire the motor plasticity of a real brain.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
One aspect of the brain's plasticity is its dependence on engaging with and incorporating external inputs.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Dental caries in the fossil record: a window to the evolution of dietary plasticity in an extinct bear
Alexis Mychajliw, an assistant professor of biology and environmental studies and head of the Holocene ecology, diversity, and global extinctions (HEDGE) lab at Middlebury College
Brittanica.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s every reason to believe that a future generation of A.I. will acquire the motor plasticity of a real brain.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Plasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasticity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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