What term refers to the brain's capacity to change its organization in response to experience or injury?

What term refers to the brain's capacity to change its organization in response to experience or injury?

• A. Localization
• B. Plasticity
• C. Neurogenesis
• D. Hemispheric specialization

Answer: (B)

Plasticity is the brain's capacity to change its organization in response to experience or injury. This idea captures how learning can reshape connections and how the brain can rewire itself after damage, supporting recovery and adaptation throughout life. The other terms describe related ideas but not the overall ability to reorganize: localization focuses on where functions are housed in the brain; hemispheric specialization concerns the tendency for certain tasks to rely more on one hemisphere; neurogenesis is the creation of new neurons, which can contribute to plastic changes but doesn’t, by itself, define the brain’s general capacity to reorganize.

Plasticity is the brain's capacity to change its organization in response to experience or injury. This idea captures how learning can reshape connections and how the brain can rewire itself after damage, supporting recovery and adaptation throughout life. The other terms describe related ideas but not the overall ability to reorganize: localization focuses on where functions are housed in the brain; hemispheric specialization concerns the tendency for certain tasks to rely more on one hemisphere; neurogenesis is the creation of new neurons, which can contribute to plastic changes but doesn’t, by itself, define the brain’s general capacity to reorganize.