You’re visiting New York City and come to a large group of people watching a street performer. To your – and everyone else’s- amazement, an adult man is performing some extreme acts; one which consists of standing on sharp nails.
You carry out a short interview with him and find out that nail man used to scream discuss how plasticity of this neural circuit through his training over time led him to be able to withstand standing on sharp nails and significantly repress the pain. To fully support your answer, list 5 types of plasticity that could take place in his neural circuit.
Homologous area adaptation
Compensatory masquerade
Cross modal reassignment
Map expansion
You’re visiting New York City and come to a large group of people watching a street...