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Neural plasticity
Neural plasticity refers to the malleable nature of the brain, evidenced throughout the course of Development (use-dependent).
Although infants are born with basic brain processes, experience leads to anatomical differentiation, that is, certain synapses of the brain are strengthened and stabilized, while others regress and disappear.
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