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Title: What is the difference between neural and synaptic plasticity???
Post by: jjbur on October 12, 2019, 01:19:54 pm

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Title: Re: What is the difference between neural and synaptic plasticity???
Post by: Erutepa on October 12, 2019, 02:02:03 pm

Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to change its structure/function over time, whereas synaptic placticity refers to the changing in strength of the synapse over time. You could say synaptic placticity is a subset of neural plasticity.
Hopefully this helps!

Title: Re: What is the difference between neural and synaptic plasticity???
Post by: cmkat1 on June 16, 2020, 01:58:23 pm

Quote from: Erutepa on October 12, 2019, 02:02:03 pm

Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to change its structure/function over time, whereas synaptic placticity refers to the changing in strength of the synapse over time. You could say synaptic placticity is a subset of neural plasticity.
Hopefully this helps!

Absolutely! Synaptic plasticity is a more microscopic view, essentially you get a positive correlation between the two.