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== &nbsp;Definition<br>  ==
== &nbsp;Definition<br>  ==


'The ability of the brain to change in structure or function in response to experience' <ref>The American Heritage Medical Dictionary</ref>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the 'capacity of the nervous system for adaptation or regeneration after trauma' <ref name="Mosby's Medical Dictionary">Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. (2009). Retrieved March 10 2016 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/neuroplasticity</ref>.<br>  
'The ability of the brain to change in structure or function in response to experience' <ref name="American Heritage Medical Dictionary">The American Heritage Medical Dictionary. (2007). Retrieved March 10 2016 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/neuroplasticity</ref>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the 'capacity of the nervous system for adaptation or regeneration after trauma' <ref name="Mosby's Medical Dictionary">Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. (2009). Retrieved March 10 2016 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/neuroplasticity</ref>.<br>


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 Definition
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'The ability of the brain to change in structure or function in response to experience' [1] and the 'capacity of the nervous system for adaptation or regeneration after trauma' [2].

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  1. The American Heritage Medical Dictionary. (2007). Retrieved March 10 2016 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/neuroplasticity
  2. Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. (2009). Retrieved March 10 2016 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/neuroplasticity