During this time, the cns possesses tremendous plasticity, defined as the ability to remodel or reorganize based on experience. These examples illustrate two extremes—experience expectant plasticity reflects situations in which there is high overlap in the input across individuals and experience dependent plasticity reflects situations in which there is little overlap in the input across individuals. In this paper, i define notions of plasticity from a neurobiological perspective.
ExperienceExpectant Plasticity in the Mushroom Bodies of the Honeybee
During childhood, the brain undergoes three types of plasticity:
Certain environmental exposures during limited critical, or sensitive, periods of development are essential for healthy maturation.
Such plasticity is very robust from birth to 3 years and gives rise to developmental critical periods. Experience refers to the interaction of a child with his or her environment.
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