plasticity

• What is plasticity in the brain?

  Brain's ability to change and adapt
• At what age do synaptic connections peak according to Gopnick et al.?

  At 2-3 years old
• What is synaptic pruning?

  Strengthening of used connections, deleting others
• What did research into synaptic pruning reveal about adult brains?

  Adults can also exhibit lifelong plasticity
• What did Maguire's study of taxi drivers show?

  Increased development of the posterior hippocampus
• What did Draganski et al. find in medical students' brains?

  Learning-induced changes in the posterior hippocampus