brain plasticity

Question 1

dendritic branching

Answer 1

every time we learn something new, the neurons connect to create a new trace in the brain.

Question 2

neural pruning

Answer 2

decrease in the number of synapses; removal of dendritic branches; cell deaths.

Question 3

synaptogenesis

Answer 3

Synaptogenesis is the formation of synapses between neurons in the nervous system. Although it occurs throughout a healthy person’s lifespan, an explosion of synapse formation occurs during early brain development, known as exuberant synaptogenesis

Question 4

neurogenesis

Answer 4

the growth and development of nervous tissue.