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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

Babiy, Z., Frey, B. N., Bieling, P. J., McCabe, R. E., & Green, S. M. (2025). Mindfulness-based interventions and neuroplasticity: A review of network connectivity in healthy and clinical samples. Mindfulness, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02549-0

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Bandaru, P., & Sivarajah, M. (2025). Unraveling the enigmatic potential of the brain: Exploring neuroplasticity's role in brain health and therapy. Undergraduate Research in Natural and Clinical Science and Technology Journal, 9, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.26685/urncst.676

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

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

Ben Ezzdine, L., Dhahbi, W., Dergaa, I., Ceylan, H. İ., Guelmami, N., Ben Saad, H., ... & El Omri, A. (2025). Physical activity and neuroplasticity in neurodegenerative disorders: a comprehensive review of exercise interventions, cognitive training, and AI applications. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 19, 1502417. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1502417

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

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

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

Chechko, N., & Nehls, S. (2025). Maternal neuroplasticity and mental health during the transition to motherhood. Nature Mental Health, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00399-2

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

Daksh, R., Sharma, P., Khanna, S., Mudgal, J., Hariharapura, R. C., & Nampoothiri, M. (2025). Modulation of neuroplasticity and neuroinflammation by exosomal proteins and microRNA in depression: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 142829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.142829

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

de Figueiredo Pelegrino, A., Attarha, M., Toussaint, P. J., Ouellet, L., Grant, S. J., Van Vleet, T., & de Villers-Sidani, E. (2025). Cholinergic neurotransmission in the anterior cingulate cortex is associated with cognitive performance in healthy older adults: Baseline characteristics of the Improving Neurological Health in Aging via Neuroplasticity-based Computerized Exercise (INHANCE) trial. NeuroImage: Reports, 5(1), 100234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2025.100234

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

Devi, A., & Jagger, S. (Eds.). (2025). Understanding neuroplasticity and neurodiversity in the classroom: A handbook for SENCos and teachers. Taylor & Francis.

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

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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

Gallo, F., Voits, T., Rothman, J., Abutalebi, J., Shtyrov, Y., & Myachykov, A. (2025). Experience-dependent neuroplasticity in the hippocampus of bilingual young adults. eNeuro. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0128-25.2025

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

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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. (2025). Measuring neuroplasticity in human development: the potential to inform the type and timing of mental health interventions. Neuropsychopharmacology, 50(1), 124-136. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-024-01947-7

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

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