Plasticity may refer to:
Science
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Plasticity (physics)
In physics and materials science, plasticity, also known as plastic deformation, is the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent Deformation (engineering), deformation, a non-reversible change of shape in response to applied forces. F ...
, in engineering and physics, the propensity of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation under load
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Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity, also known as neural plasticity, or brain plasticity, is the ability of Neural circuit, neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization. It is when the brain is rewired to function in some way that diffe ...
, in neuroscience, how entire brain structures, and the brain itself, can change as a result of experience
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Synaptic plasticity
In neuroscience, synaptic plasticity is the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time, in response to increases or decreases in their activity. Since memories are postulated to be represented by vastly interconnected neural circuit ...
, the property of a neuron or synapse to change its internal parameters in response to its history
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Metaplasticity Metaplasticity is a term originally coined by W.C. Abraham and M.F. Bear to refer to the plasticity of synaptic plasticity. Until that time synaptic plasticity had referred to the plastic nature of ''individual'' synapses. However this new form re ...
, the plasticity of synapses
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Phenotypic plasticity
Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism's behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment. Fundamental to the way in which organisms cope with environmental variation, phenotypic plasticity encompa ...
, in biology, describes the ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment
Art and entertainment
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Plastic arts, such as clay sculpture, in which material is formed or deformed into a new, permanent shape
* ''Plasticity'', an album by
Cabaret Voltaire
* "Plasticities", a song by Andrew Bird, from the album ''
Armchair Apocrypha
''Armchair Apocrypha'' is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's fourth studio album and his third post-Bowl of Fire album. The album features more electric guitars, a change from the more acoustic-oriented ''Eggs'', though the songs are simila ...
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Events
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Plasticity Forum is a conference on the future of plastic and how to reduce impacts on the environment.
See also
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Plastic (disambiguation)
Plastic is a polymerized material. It may also refer to:
Science and technology
* Plastic SCM, a distributed revision control tool
* Plasticity (physics), a material that has high plasticity may be called plastic
* Phenotypic plasticity, the abi ...
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Neo-Plasticism
''De Stijl'' (; ), Dutch for "The Style", also known as Neoplasticism, was a Dutch art movement founded in 1917 in Leiden. De Stijl consisted of artists and architects. In a more narrow sense, the term ''De Stijl'' is used to refer to a body o ...
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