metaplasticity

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noun

Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity

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Meanings

nounmetaplasticity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity

Origin

From meta- + plasticity.

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APA

metaplasticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasticity

MLA

“metaplasticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasticity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaplasticity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasticity.

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