ABSTRACT
Neuroplasticity is a morphological and/or physiological modification in a cell or group of cells that changes intercellular communication. Specifically, these changes could occur via modifications in electrophysiological properties, receptor number or sensitivity, synapse number, and cell number that either independently or interdependently alter cell signalling. Events that precipitate neuroplasticity can be environmental (learning, repeated stress, or enriched housing) or hormonal (adolescence, pregnancy, menopause, or disease) in nature. Neuroplasticity, in turn, permits us to incorporate experience into adaptive responses to our environment.
