NEUROPLASTICITY
par Stefany Machado
1. Neuroplasticity refers to our brain remodelling, adapting, and organising after the practice of a motor skill.
2. "Nervos" that mean nervous system. "Plasticity" which comes from the Greek word plasto's meaning moldable.
3. Meaning
4. Learning
4.1. Skill acquisition
4.1.1. Language learning
4.2. Mediation
4.2.1. Focussed attention
5. Memory
6. Second language acquisition
6.1. How is neuroplasticity produced in the brain based on an individual's experience with a second language?
6.1.1. Brain changes induced by second language experience
6.1.2. Increased density of gray matter
6.1.3. The integrity of the white matter