Neuroplasticity

Interference

Plasticity in response to one experience can interfere with th acquisition of other behaviors

Transference

Plasticity in response to one training experience can enhance the acquisition of similar behaviors

Age Matters

Training-induced plasticity occurs more readily in younger brains

Salience Matters

The training experience must be sufficiently salient to induce plasticity

Time Matters

Different forms of plasticity occur at different times during training

Intensity Matters

Induction of plasticity requires sufficient training intensity

Repetition Matters

Induction of plasticity

Specificity

The nature of the training experience dictates the nature of the plasticity

Use it and improve it

Training that drives a specific brain function can lead to an enhancement of that function

Use it or lose it

Failure to drive specific brain functions can lead to functional degradation.