A key feature that appears to facilitate neuroplasticity is the distinct nature of neurons compared to other cells.

When your brain adapts, only its function changes at first. That's an example of functional plasticity. But with repetition, the brain's actual structure may change, too. That's structural plasticity.

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Two RIKEN researchers have used a scheme for simplifying data to mimic how the brain of a fruit fly reduces the complexity of ...

Colored scanning electron micrograph of a fruit fly on a banana. Fruit flies rely on their sense of smell to find food. Two ...

Left and right brains hear speech differently, yet how this divide forms was unclear − until mouse studies showed each hemisphere runs on its own developmental clock.

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For example, we've found the left side of the brain has more focused, specialized connections that may help detect key features of speech, such as distinguishing one word from another.

The human brain is the most complicated organ that nature has ever created: 100 billion nerve cells and many more contact points between them provide our brain with capabilities that no supercomputer ...

Arturo Hernandez, Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston and editor for Perspectives on Psychological Science, ...