Brain Structural Plasticity: From Adult Neurogenesis to Immature Neurons. Brain structural plasticity is an extraordinary tool that allows the mature brain to adapt to environmental changes, to learn, to repair itself after lesions or disease, and to slow aging.

What is structural plasticity?

Structural plasticity: The brain's ability to actually change its physical structure as a result of learning.

What is an example of structural plasticity?

Structural plasticity is often understood as the brain's ability to change its neuronal connections. ... The changes of grey matter proportion or the synaptic strength in the brain are considered as examples of structural neuroplasticity.