Facts about Neuronal Plasticity

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   Adult neuronal plasticity in the hippocampus includes neurogenesis, the production of new neurons, which continues throughout life in mammals.

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   Early childhood represents a critical period of heightened neuronal plasticity, during which sensory systems are especially sensitive to environmental input.

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   Structural neuronal plasticity includes the growth of new dendritic spines, which can form within hours following intense synaptic stimulation.

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   Long-term potentiation, a key mechanism of neuronal plasticity, was first experimentally demonstrated by Terje Lømo in the hippocampus during the late 1960s.

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   The brain's neuronal plasticity allows synaptic connections to strengthen or weaken in response to activity, a process underlying learning and memory.

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