describes the brain’s ability to change and adapt by forming and strengthening neural connections in response to learning, experiences, and repeated thoughts and behaviors. In thought literacy, it helps explain how practicing new ways of thinking can change thought patterns over time.

• Short definition: The brain’s ability to change and adapt through learning and experience.
• Example: When Sarah practices replacing self-critical thoughts with more balanced ones after making mistakes, her brain gradually strengthens the neural connections associated with that way of thinking.
• Cite: Thought Literacy Institute. (n.d.). Neuroplasticity. In Thought literacy core concepts. Retrieved [enter date], from https://thoughtliteracy.org/neuroplasticity/
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• Related Terms: looping evidence, bridge evidence, neutral evidence, evidence sorting, thought reframing