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• n  the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

• Understanding "brain plasticity" could let adversaries basically rewire their troops' minds, "permanently establishing new neural pathways" that could "increase troop effectiveness .
• The remarkable plasticity of the brain has put scientists in hot pursuit of novel ways to treat a host of ailments.
• They have determined that the so-called plasticity of the brain, which allows the formation of new neurons as well as new connections between those neurons, can last a lifetime.

• malleability

• unmalleability

News & Articles

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• A Workout for Your Brain, on Your Smartphone
  Android and Apple apps allow you to play games to help improve your memory and brain plasticity, and track your performance.
  June 12, 2013 - New York Times
• Brain Workouts on Your Smartphone
  Android and Apple apps allow you to play games to help improve your memory and brain plasticity, and track your performance.
  June 12, 2013 - New York Times
• Posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: Genetic predictor of response to exposure therapy
  There is growing evidence that a gene variant that reduces the plasticity of the nervous system also modulates responses to treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. In this case, patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, with a less functional variant of the gene coding for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), responded less well to exposure therapy.
  June 11, 2013 - Science Daily

Quotes

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• Nancy Kanwisher in U.S. News & World Report
  Macular degeneration is a great opportunity to learn more about plasticity in the adult cortex,Kanwisher said.
• Michael Merzenich in Bloomberg
  The revolution has occurred in understanding that the machine is massively rewiring itself every time you acquire a new skill or ability,Merzenich says of the brain. "That plasticity is in place to the end of life."
• Bartlett Sher in Playbill.com
  It's the only place where you can make a movie and a play at the same time,Sher explained at the May 14 Tony nominees press reception. "It has enormous depth and plasticity - it can expand and contract really beautifully. And with...