Plasticity
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Science
- Plasticity (physics)Plasticity (physics)In physics and materials science, plasticity describes the deformation of a material undergoing non-reversible changes of shape in response to applied forces. For example, a solid piece of metal being bent or pounded into a new shape displays plasticity as permanent changes occur within the...
, in physics and engineering, plasticity is the propensity of a material to undergo permanent deformation under load - NeuroplasticityNeuroplasticityNeuroplasticity is a non-specific neuroscience term referring to the ability of the brain and nervous system in all species to change structurally and functionally as a result of input from the environment. Plasticity occurs on a variety of levels, ranging from cellular changes involved in...
, in neuroscience, how entire brain structures, and the brain itself, can change from experience.- Synaptic plasticitySynaptic plasticityIn neuroscience, synaptic plasticity is the ability of the connection, or synapse, between two neurons to change in strength in response to either use or disuse of transmission over synaptic pathways. Plastic change also results from the alteration of the number of receptors located on a synapse...
, the property of a neuron or synapse to change its internal parameters in response to its history - MetaplasticityMetaplasticityMetaplasticity is a term originally coined by W.C. Abraham and M.F. Bear to refer to the plasticity of synaptic plasticity. Until that time synaptic plasticity had referred to the plastic nature of individual synapses. However this new form referred to the plasticity of the plasticity itself, thus...
, the plasticity of synaptic plasticity
- Synaptic plasticity
- Phenotypic plasticityPhenotypic plasticityPhenotypic plasticity is the ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment. Such plasticity in some cases expresses as several highly morphologically distinct results; in other cases, a continuous norm of reaction describes the functional interrelationship...
, in biology, describes the ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment
Art and entertainment
- The plastic arts are those, such as clay sculpture, in which material is formed or deformed into a new, permanent shape
- Plasticity (Cabaret Voltaire album), an album by the band Cabaret VoltaireCabaret Voltaire (band)Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
- Plasticities is a song by Andrew BirdAndrew BirdAndrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...
, from the album Armchair ApocryphaArmchair Apocrypha- Personnel :* Andrew Bird* Haley Bonar – Vocals * Jon Davis – Bass clarinet * Martin Dosh – Drums, electric piano , other sounds* Ben Durrant – Guitar * Chris Morrissey – Bass... - Plasticity (nightclub), a nightclub in Sweden