Plasticity
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Plasticity may refer to:
Science
[edit]- Plasticity (physics), in engineering and physics, the propensity of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation under load
- Behavioral plasticity, change in an organism's behavior in response to exposure to stimuli
- Neuroplasticity, in neuroscience, how entire brain structures, and the brain itself, can change as a result of experience
- Synaptic plasticity, the property of a neuron or synapse to change its internal parameters in response to its history
- Metaplasticity, the plasticity of synapses
- Phenotypic plasticity, in biology, describes the ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment
Art and entertainment
[edit]- Plastic arts, such as clay sculpture, in which material is formed or deformed into a new, permanent shape
- Plasticity, an album by Cabaret Voltaire
- "Plasticities", a song by Andrew Bird, from the album Armchair Apocrypha
- Plasticity (software) - 3D modeling program
Events
[edit]- Plasticity Forum is a conference on the future of plastic and how to reduce impacts on the environment.