Neural Plasticity

For the general concept of brain plasticity, see Neuroplasticity.In neuroscience, synaptic plasticity is the ability of the connection, or synapse, between two neurons to change in strength. There are several underlying mechanisms that cooperate to achieve synaptic plasticity, including changes in the quantity of neurotransmitter released into a synapse and changes in how effectively cells respond to those neurotransmitters (Gaiarsa et al., 2002). Since memories are postulated to be represented by vastly interconnected networks of synapses in the brain, synaptic plasticity is one of the important neurochemical foundations of learning and memory (see Hebbian theory).
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Synaptic plasticity Physiology Malleability present in synapses in various forms–eg, presynaptic inhibition, homosynaptic depression, [more]Neural plasticity - Community and Resources