Glossary / Lexicon

- Experience-expectant Processes (or Experience-expectant Synaptogenesis) : Experience-expectant Processes (or Experience-expectant Synaptogenesis) refer to processes whereby synapses are formed and maintained when an organism has species-typical experiences; as a result, functions (such as vision) will develop for all members of a species, given a species-typical environment. In contrast with Experience-dependent Processes.