The property of the brain to reorganize itself after damage or in response to any developmental variation. It is a continuous process, especially during development, that results in short-term, medium-term and long-term remodelling in terms of both in the form and function of neurons and neural networks.
See Axon retraction (or pruning), Brain sparing, Developmental plasticity, Equipotentiality, Hebbian synapse, Neurotransmitters, Notch, Parallel fibers, Plasticity (experiential)