sprouting

Japanese: sprouting
sprouting

…However, the vacant axon terminal of a lost neuron is often filled by new branches from the axon terminals of other nearby neurons. This phenomenon (sprouting) has also been observed in the mature brain.
[Nucleus - a collection of neurons in the central nervous system]
The information processing function of the central nervous system (Figure 7) is carried out by a network of neurons that are functionally connected by synapses.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sprouting" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,あるニューロンが消失したことによって生じるそのニューロンの軸索終末の〈空き家〉は,付近にある他のニューロンの軸索終末からの新たな分枝によって占められることが多い。このような現象(出芽sprouting)は成熟した脳でも観察されている。
[神経核――中枢神経系におけるニューロンの集合]
 中枢神経系(図7)の情報処理機能は,シナプスによって機能的に連絡するニューロンのネットワークによって営まれる。…

※「sprouting」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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