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Appelbaum, L. G., Shenasa, M. A., Stolz, L., & Daskalakis, Z. (2023). Synaptic plasticity and mental health: Methods, challenges and opportunities. Neuropsychopharmacology, 48(1), 113-120. doi.org/10.1038/s41386-022-01370-w

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Asim, M., Wang, H., & Chen, X. (2024). Shedding light on Cholecystokinin’s role in hippocampal neuroplasticity and memory formation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105615

Axelrod, C. J., Gordon, S. P., & Carlson, B. A. (2023). Integrating neuroplasticity and evolution. Current Biology, 33(8), R288-R293. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.002

Bethlehem, R. A., Seidlitz, J., White, S. R., Vogel, J. W., Anderson, K. M., Adamson, C., ... & Schaare, H. L. (2022). Brain charts for the human lifespan. Nature, 604(7906), 525-533. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04554-y

Booming Encore. (2019, August 21). Neuroplasticity and the aging brain. [Video] [10:23 minutes]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPTkdek3HOY&feature=emb_logo

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Barry Jensen, M. (2014). Neuroplasticity. [Video] (9:39 minutes). Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/nervous-system-and-sensory-infor/neural-cells-and-neurotransmitters/v/neuroplasticity  

Bedny, M., Pascual-Leone, A., Dravida, S., & Saxe, R. (2012). A sensitive period for language in the visual cortex: distinct patterns of plasticity in congenitally versus late blind adults. Brain and Language, 122(3), 162-170. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.bandl.2011.10.005

Bennett, S. H., Kirby, A. J., & Finnerty, G. T. (2018). Rewiring the connectome: Evidence and effects. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 88, 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.neubiorev.2018.03.001

Boivin, M. J., Kakooza, A. M., Warf, B. C., Davidson, L. L., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2015). Reducing neurodevelopmental disorders and disability through research and intervention. Nature, 527(7578), S155-S160. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16029

Bonfanti, L., & Charvet, C. J. (2021). Brain plasticity in humans and model systems: advances, challenges, and future directions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(17), 9358. doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179358

Broderick, P., Horgan, F., Blake, C., Ehrensberger, M., Simpson, D., & Monaghan, K. (2018). Mirror therapy for improving lower limb motor function and mobility after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gait & Posture, 63, 208-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.05.017

Bruckert, L., Borchers, L. R., Dodson, C. K., Marchman, V. A., Travis, K. E., Ben-Shachar, M., & Feldman, H. M. (2019). White matter plasticity in reading-related pathways differs in children born preterm and at term: a longitudinal analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffnhum.2019.00139

Chang, Y. (2015). Reorganization and plastic changes of the human brain associated with skill learning and expertise. Neural Implementations of Expertise, 56. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00035

Christian G. (2012, December 9). [Christine G. producer]. Paul Bach-y-Rita and neuroplasticity. [Video]. (10:39). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s1VAVcM8s8

Colangelo, A. M., Cirillo, G., Alberghina, L., Papa, M., & Westerhoff, H. V. (2019). Neural plasticity and adult neurogenesis: the deep biology perspective. Neural Regeneration Research, 14(2), 201. https://doi.org/10.4103%2F1673-5374.244775

d’Aquin, S., Szonyi, A., Mahn, M., Krabbe, S., Gründemann, J., & Lüthi, A. (2022). Compartmentalized dendritic plasticity during associative learning. Science, 376(6590), Article eabf7052. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf7052

Dagues, M. B., Hall, C. L., & Giraldeau, L. A. (2020). Individual differences in learning ability are negatively linked to behavioural plasticity in a frequency-dependent game. Animal Behaviour, 159, 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.11.011

Dahl, C. J., Wilson-Mendenhall, C. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2020). The plasticity of well-being: A training-based framework for the cultivation of human flourishing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(51), 32197-32206. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2014859117

Debarnot, U., Sperduti, M., Di Rienzo, F., & Guillot, A. (2014). Experts bodies, experts minds: how physical and mental training shape the brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffnhum.2014.00280

Dehaene, S., & Cohen, L. (2007). Cultural recycling of cortical maps. Neuron, 56(2), 384-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2007.10.004

De Luca, C., Colangelo, A. M., Virtuoso, A., Alberghina, L., & Papa, M. (2020). Neurons, glia, extracellular matrix and neurovascular unit: A systems biology approach to the complexity of synaptic plasticity in health and disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(4), 1539. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21041539

De Picker, L. J., Morrens, M., Chance, S. A., & Boche, D. (2017). Microglia and brain plasticity in acute psychosis and schizophrenia illness course: a meta-review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8, 238. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00238

DNA Learning Center. (n.d.) What is synaptic plasticity? [Video] (2:56 minute). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://dnalc.cshl.edu/view/2057-What-is-synaptic-plasticity-.html

Doidge, N. (2007). The brain that changes itself: Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science.  Penguin.

Draganski, B., & May, A. (2008). Training-induced structural changes in adult human brain. Behavioral Brain Research, 192, 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2008.02.015

Drigas, A., & Sideraki, A. (2024). Brain neuroplasticity leveraging virtual reality and brain–computer interface technologies. Sensors, 24(17), 5725. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175725

Ecker, S., Pancaldi, V., Valencia, A., Beck, S., & Paul, D. S. (2018). Epigenetic and transcriptional variability shape phenotypic plasticity. Bioessays, 40(2). https://doi.org/0.1002/bies.201700148

Eriksson, P. S., Perfilieva, E., Björk-Eriksson, T., Alborn, A. M., Nordborg, C., Peterson, D. A., & Gage, F. H. (1998). Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus. Nature Medicine, 4(11), 1313-1317. https://doi.org/10.1038/3305

Farhy-Tselnicker, I., & Allen, N. J. (2018). Astrocytes, neurons, synapses: a tripartite view on cortical circuit development. Neural Development, 13(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13064-018-0104-y

Feik, N. (2009, April 29). Norman Doidge on the brain and neuroplasticity. [Video] (8:31 minutes). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFbm3jL7CDI&list=PLGXzCM5c78jRffGwSzMEFxXYGsUCJ6PQ

Feldman, R., Braun, K., & Champagne, F. A. (2019). The neural mechanisms and consequences of paternal caregiving. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-019-0124-6

Feuerstein, R., Feuerstein, R., & Falik, L. H. (2015). Beyond smarter: Mediated learning and the brain's capacity for change. Teachers College Press.

Fields, R. D. (2015). A new mechanism of nervous system plasticity: activity-dependent myelination. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(12), 756-767. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn4023

Fitzsimmons, S. M., Oostra, E., Postma, T. S., van der Werf, Y. D., & van den Heuvel, O. A. (2024). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation–induced neuroplasticity and the treatment of psychiatric disorders: State of the evidence and future opportunities. Biological Psychiatry, 95(6), 592-600. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322323017456

Fox, R. J., Donelson, J. M., Schunter, C., Ravasi, T., & Gaitán-Espitia, J. D. (2019). Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change. Philosophical Transaction Royal Society. 374, 20180174. http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0174

Fox, S. E., Levitt, P., & Nelson III, C. A. (2010). How the timing and quality of early experiences influence the development of brain architecture. Child Development, 81(1), 28-40. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1467-8624.2009.01380.x

Freitas, C., Farzan, F., & Pascual-Leone, A. (2013). Assessing brain plasticity across the lifespan with transcranial magnetic stimulation: why, how, and what is the ultimate goal? Frontiers in Neuroscience, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffnins.2013.00042

Furman-Haran, E., Dhollander, T., & Sobel, N. (2020). Human olfaction without apparent olfactory bulbs. Neuron, 105, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.10.006

Ganapathee, D. S., & Gunz, P. (2023). Insights into brain evolution through the genotype-phenotype connection. Progress in Brain Research, 275, 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.12.013

Ganglberger, F., Kaczanowska, J., Penninger, J. M., Hess, A., Buehler, K., & Haubensak, W. (2018). Predicting functional neuroanatomical maps from fusing brain networks with genetic information. NeuroImage, 170, 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.08.070

Gomez-Mestre, I., & Jovani, R. (2013). A heuristic model on the role of plasticity in adaptive evolution: plasticity increases adaptation, population viability and genetic variation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 280(1771), 20131869. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1869

Haak, K. V., & Beckmann, C. F. (2019). Plasticity versus stability across the human cortical visual connectome. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1101/520395

Helena, V., Ellen, D., Guy, V., Karel, D., & Karen, C. (2019). Exploration of gray matter correlates of cognitive training benefit in adolescents with chronic traumatic brain injury. Neuroimage: Clinical, 23, 101827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101827

Herzberg, M. P., Nielsen, A. N., Luby, J., & Sylvester, C. M. (2024). Measuring neuroplasticity in human development: the potential to inform the type and timing of mental health interventions. Neuropsychopharmacology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-024-01947-7

Hill, J. L., & Martinowich, K. (2016). Activity-dependent signaling: influence on plasticity in circuits controlling fear-related behavior. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 36, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.conb.2015.10.001

Ho, D. H. (2019). Historical perspective of transgenerational epigenetics. In Transgenerational epigenetics (pp. 25-40). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816363-4.00003-1

Hong, S., Dissing-Olesen, L., & Stevens, B. (2016). New insights on the role of microglia in synaptic pruning in health and disease. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 36, 128-134. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.conb.2015.12.004

Huyck, C. R. (2020). A neural cognitive architecture. Cognitive Systems Research, 59, 171-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsys.2019.09.023

Immordino-Yang, M. (2007). A tale of two cases: Lessons for education from the study of two boys living with half their brains. Mind, Brain & Education,1(2), 66-83. doi/10.1111/j.1751-228X.2007.00008.x

Inguaggiato, E., Sgandurra, G., & Cioni, G. (2017). Brain plasticity and early development: implications for early intervention in neurodevelopmental disorders. Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence, 65(5), 299-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurenf.2017.03.009

Ismail, F. Y., Fatemi, A., & Johnston, M. V. (2017). Cerebral plasticity: windows of opportunity in the developing brain. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 21(1), 23-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.07.007

Iuculano, T., Rosenberg-Lee, M., Richardson, J., Tenison, C., Fuchs, L., Supekar, K., & Menon, V. (2015). Cognitive tutoring induces widespread neuroplasticity and remediates brain function in children with mathematical learning disabilities. Nature Communications, 6(8543). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9453

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Kays, J. L., Hurley, R. A., & Taber, K. H. (2012). The dynamic brain: neuroplasticity and mental health. Journal Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 24(2), 118-124. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12050109

Kelly, C., & Castellanos, F. X. (2014). Strengthening connections: functional connectivity and brain plasticity.  Neuropsychology Review, 24(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11065-014-9252-y

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Kim, S., & Kaang, B. K. (2017). Epigenetic regulation and chromatin remodeling in learning and memory. Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 49(1), e281-e281. https://doi.org/10.1038/emm.2016.140

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Korte, M. (2022). The impact of the digital revolution on human brain and behavior: where do we stand?. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. doi.org/10.31887/DCNS.2020.22.2/mkorte

Kronberg, G., Rahman, A., Sharma, M., Bikson, M., & Parra, L. C. (2020). Direct current stimulation boosts hebbian plasticity in vitro. Brain Stimulation, 13(2), 287-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2019.10.014

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Lanza, G., DelRosso, L. M., & Ferri, R. (2022). Sleep and homeostatic control of plasticity. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 184, 53-72. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819410-2.00004-7

Laube, C., van den Bos, W., & Fandakova, Y. (2020). The relationship between pubertal hormones and brain plasticity: Implications for cognitive training in adolescence. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 42, 100753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100753

Lindenberger, U., & Lövdén, M. (2019). Brain plasticity in human lifespan development: the exploration–selection–refinement model. Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 1, 197-222. doi.org/10.1146/annurev-devpsych-121318-085229

Lindenberger, U., Wenger, E., & Lövdén, M. (2017). Towards a stronger science of human plasticity. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 18(5), 261. http://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2017.44 

Mansvelder, H. D., Verhoog, M. B., & Goriounova, N. A. (2019). Synaptic plasticity in human cortical circuits: cellular mechanisms of learning and memory in the human brain? Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 54, 186-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2018.06.013

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Mattson, M. P., & Leak, R. K. (2024). The hormesis principle of neuroplasticity and neuroprotection. Cell Metabolism. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.12.022.

McDevitt, E. A., Krishnan, G. P., Bazhenov, M., & Mednick, S. C. (2017). The role of sleep spindles in sleep-dependent memory consolidation. In Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Consolidation (pp. 209-226). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45066-7_13

McEwen, B. S. (2016). In pursuit of resilience: stress, epigenetics, and brain plasticity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1373(1), 56-64. https://doi/org/10.1111/nyas.13020

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Miltner, W. H., & Witte, O. W. (2016). Neural plasticity in rehabilitation and psychotherapy. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 224,59-61. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000239

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Mrazek, M. D., Mooneyham, B. W., Mrazek, K. L., & Schooler, J. W. (2016). Pushing the limits: Cognitive, affective, and neural plasticity revealed by an intensive multifaceted intervention. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, 117. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00117

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Pappa, K., Biswas, V., Flegal, K., Evans, J., & Baylan, S. (2020). Working memory updating training promotes plasticity & behavioural gains: A systematic review & meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.07.027

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