neuroplasticity

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noun

The state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience.

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Meanings

nounneuroplasticity (countable and uncountable, plural neuroplasticities)

plural neuroplasticities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience.

    Further, it is one that is illustrative of the flexibility that derives from neuroplasticity, producing an efficient and opportunistic parous animal.

    2007 December 11, Craig Howard Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Kate Karelina, Brandi Rima, Lillian Christon, Julia Friedenberg, Garrett Griffin, “Motherhood Induces and Maintains Behavioral and Neural Plasticity across the Lifespan in the Rat”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
psychoplasticity

Origin

From neuro- + plastic + -ity.

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Translations

Arabic اللُّدُونة العصبية
  • اللُّدُونة العصبية (al-ludūna al-ʿaṣabiyya)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Chinese Mandarin 神經可塑性 /神经可塑性
  • 神經可塑性 /神经可塑性 (shénjīng kěsùxìng)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Finnish neuroplastisuus
  • neuroplastisuusability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
French neuroplasticité
  • neuroplasticitéability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
German neuronale Plastizität
  • neuronale Plastizitätability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Hindi न्यूरोप्लास्टिसिटी
  • न्यूरोप्लास्टिसिटी (nyūroplāstisiti)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Indonesian neuroplastisitas
  • neuroplastisitasability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Italian neuroplasticità
  • neuroplasticitàability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Japanese 神経可塑性
  • 神経可塑性 (shinkei kasosei)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Korean 신경가소성
  • 신경가소성 (singyeong gasoseong)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Polish neuroplastyczność
  • neuroplastycznośćability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Portuguese neuroplasticidade
  • neuroplasticidadeability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Russian нейропластичность
  • нейропластичность (nejroplastichnostʹ)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Spanish neuroplasticidad
  • neuroplasticidadability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Turkish nöroplastisite
  • nöroplastisiteability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Ukrainian нейропласти́чність
  • нейропласти́чність (nejroplastichnistʹ)ability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Vietnamese tính dẻo thần kinh
  • tính dẻo thần kinhability of the nervous system to change and reorganize
Cite this entry
APA

neuroplasticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroplasticity

MLA

“neuroplasticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroplasticity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroplasticity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroplasticity.

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