Neuroplasticity and its Effects on the Brain

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Excitability

Ability to respond to stimuli

Viability

Ability to survive or function

Declarative learning

Acquisition of facts and events

Verbal learning

Acquisition of information through language

Motor learning

Acquisition of skills and habits related to movement

Activity

Action or behavior

Organized

Arranged in a structured manner

Frontothalamostriatal circuit

Brain pathway involved in procedural learning

Hippocampus

Brain region involved in declarative learning

Hippocampus

Brain region involved in generating new neurons

Medial temporal lobe

Brain region involved in memory formation

Cerebellum

Brain region involved in motor control and coordination

Limbic system

Brain regions involved in emotions and memory

Neuroplasticity

Capacity for continuous change in neurons

Neurons

Cells responsible for transmitting information in the brain

Post-mitotic cells

Cells that no longer divide

Neural stem cells

Cells with the potential to develop into neurons

CNS

Central nervous system

Hebb's Cell Assembly

Concept of interconnected neural networks in memory

Neurons that fire together, wire together

Connections between neurons strengthen with synchronous activity

Persistent

Continuing despite difficulties

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Habituation

Decrease in response to repeated stimulus

Distributed aspects

Different parts connected to form a whole

Apraxia

Difficulty with motor learning and planning

Vertigo

Dizziness or spinning sensation

Prominent

Easily noticeable or important

Synaptic effectiveness

Efficiency of communication between neurons

Neuron activity

Functioning of neurons

Damage

Harm or injury

Photo

Image or picture

Young

In the early stages of development

Anterograde

Inability to form new memories

Info

Information

Procedural learning

Learning of motor skills and habits

Duration

Length of time

Synaptic connections

Links between neurons

Axons

Long fibers that transmit signals from neurons

Permanent changes

Long-lasting alterations

Retrograde

Loss of memories from the past

Amnesia

Loss of memory

Cell bodies

Main part of a neuron containing the nucleus

Disorders

Medical conditions or abnormalities

Emotional memory

Memory associated with emotions

Neuron

Nerve cell

Engram

Neural representation of a memory

Undifferentiated

Not specialized or specific

Brain

Organ responsible for cognitive functions

Cerebral cortex

Outer layer of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions

Efficient

Performing tasks with minimal wasted effort

PNS

Peripheral nervous system

Unknown Author

Person whose identity is not known

Expert

Person with advanced knowledge or skill in a subject

Memory trace

Physical representation of a memory in the brain

Recovery from injury

Process of regaining function after damage

Learning & Memory

Processes of acquiring and retaining information

Generate

Produce or create

Mitotic characteristics

Properties related to cell division

Remember

Recall information

New neurons

Recently formed brain cells

Periodic

Recurring at regular intervals

Desensitization

Reduced sensitivity to stimulation

Decrease

Reduction or decline

Areas

Regions or parts

Vestibular

Related to the sense of balance

Tactile

Related to the sense of touch

Repetition

Repeating a stimulus or action

Practice

Repeating an activity to improve performance

Long-term memory

Retention of information over an extended period

Long-term potentiation

Strengthening of synaptic connections over time

Physiology

Study of the functions of living organisms

Glia cells

Support cells that aid in neural recovery

Silent synapse

Synapse without specialized neurotransmitter

Connections

Synaptic links between neurons

Transient Global

Temporary loss of memory and confusion

Use it or lose it

The principle that neural connections weaken without use

Astrocytes

Type of glia cell in the brain

Oligodendroglia

Type of glia cell in the central nervous system

Schwann cells

Type of glia cell in the peripheral nervous system

Implicit memory

Unconscious memory for skills and emotions

Stem cells

Undifferentiated cells with potential for development

Seconds

Units of time

Long-term depression

Weakening of synaptic connections over time

Random

Without a specific pattern or order


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