I was just saying the other day that I think new years would make more sense closer to spring with the new life! And as for getting intoxicated to celebrate it certainly doesn't make much sense. !! I was also talking about how motivated I was today and how that might have something to do with the collective consciousness and everyone with their resolutions! I love how you explain the creativity/analysis. Neural plasticity!
All I can say to the rest is Wow! I look forward to more posts from you!!
Thanks for stopping by @wisewoof, followed you right there! Neural plasticity, that's a new concept for me, care to explain and/or provide informational links?
I'm glad you liked the post, stay tuned, I will keep it coming! :)
Basically means the more you do something, the better you get at it. I first heard about it from this documentary.
Ahh, now it rings a bell with your explaination... If I'm not wrong, I think there's a TED talk about it. Thanks for the vid, I'll consume it for breakfast with a fresh mind in the morning. Cheers @wisewoof!
Plasticity means something can be reshaped and molded in different ways... implying a degree of flexibility as well as structure. Neuroplasticity is the term used to describe the human brain's incredible adaptability, and is something that can be cultivated or allowed to wither depending on the stimulus available in the life :)
Thanks for comment, but I'm almost completely sure you're wrong. Plasticity is a property of a material that makes it stay in shape you put it in, it is the opposite of flexibility (which makes the material return to the shape it was in before). Hence, plastic has a high plasticity, but no flexibility.
Plasticity and flexibility can exist togather tho', but the presence of one of the properties, makes the other less dominant.
Structure kinda counters plasticity too. The more structure there is, the less the homogenous the material is, the less it is plastic.
Plastic - "(of substances or materials) easily shaped or molded."
Some materials could be consider plastic initially (concrete, clay or thermoset plastic) but not easily revertable to that state, while other materials (thermoplastic, wax et cetera) may be made plastic repeatedly using a set of conditions (heat).
Physiologically, plasticity refers to a system's ability to stay adaptable. Again from dictionary - (in Biology) "exhibiting adaptability to change or variety in the environment."
I'm happy to be corrected, but I don't think your statements are entirely informed :)
Now you're right, when you take out the flexibility part.
It's apparent that the definition for biology is slighty different than in chemistry and physics, thanks.
My information comes from school, I had a class in chemical and physical properties of clay, which contained a few hours in plasticity.
Flexibility in a biological system or in say molding and casting isn't quite the same as in a mechanical system; also for example with your explanation, concrete would be plastic after setting, as it is technically quite flexible in its liquid state. When it's set up it becomes rigid, which by your explanation would be plastic due to structure, but is no longer formable/moldable. Most people would not consider concrete to be "plastic" in its properties. Easy enough to get caught up in the technicalities though ^_^ I'm sure you can see the awkwardness in trying to explain things under those terms. Not trying to be picky or anything just constructive input :)
Nice writing by the way!
Concrete does have a property of plasticity (and what most people would think doesn't matter), it's only that the means of using these properties are different than in, say, plastic... Plastic achieves it's plasticity by heating and cooling and concrete by drying.
Well it's you that started with the technicalities, I had nothing against it and I still don't, why not be consistent? Or is it that you wanted a brief moment of awkardness? :P
Thanks.