Neuroplasticity

• Use it or lose it is the failure to drive specific brain functions can lead to functional degradations.
• Use it and improve it is training that drives a specific brain function can lead to an enhancement of that function.
• Specificity is the nature of the training experience dictates the nature of the plasticity.
• Repetition matters is the induction of plasticity requires sufficient repetition.
• Intensity matters is the induction of plasticity requires sufficient training intensity.
• Time matters different forms of plasticity occur at a different times during training.
• Salience matters means the training experience must be sufficiently salient to induce plasticity.
• Age matters means training induced plasticity occurs more readily in younger brains.
• Transference means plasticity in response to one training experience can enhance the acquisition of similar behaviors.
• Interference means plasticity in response to one experience can interfere with the acquisition of other behaviors.