biopsych ; plasticity + functional recovery 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologybiopsychologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 30-05-18 12:22 PLASTICITY + FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY DGDFG 1 of 45 why would brain appear plastic? ability to chnge throughout life 2 of 45 brain experiences rapid growth in what @ infancy? no synaptic connections 3 of 45 peaking at? 2-3 4 of 45 as we age what happens to rarely used connections? deleted 5 of 45 and frequently used? strengthened 6 of 45 this process is knwon as? synaptic pruning 7 of 45 what is plasticity? brain's tendency to change and adapt as result of experience and new learning 8 of 45 - research into plasticity dff 9 of 45 maguire et al studied whose brains? london taxi drivers 10 of 45 and fd significantly more vol of grey matter where? posterior hippocampus 11 of 45 than? control group 12 of 45 this part of the brain is assoc with development of what? spatial and navigational skills 13 of 45 as part of training they must take 'the knowledge' test which assesses? recall of city streets + possible routes 14 of 45 result of this leanring exp is to? alter structure of brains 15 of 45 what is noteworthy about the longer they'd been in the job? the more pronounced the structural difference 16 of 45 - functional recovery of the brain after trauma dfgdf 17 of 45 following physical injury unaffected areas of the brain are able to do what? adapt and compensate for damaged areas 18 of 45 what is this functional recovery an example of? neural plasticity 19 of 45 - what happens to brain during recovery dfgdf 20 of 45 able to rewire and reorg brainself by doing what? forming new synaptic connections close to areaof damage 21 of 45 process supported by number of? structural changes 22 of 45 these new neural pathways are? secondary neural pathways 23 of 45 what is axonal sprouting? growht of new nerve endings which connect with otherundamaged nerve cells to form new neuronal pathways 24 of 45 what is recruitment of homologous areas? area on opposite side of the brain carrying out the function of the other like right taking over brocas 25 of 45 EVALUATION FH 26 of 45 :) practical application dfgdf 27 of 45 understanding plasticity processes contributed to what field? neurorehabilitation 28 of 45 following illness or injury when does spontaneuous recovery tend to slow? after number weeks 29 of 45 so what may be required to mntn imp in functioning? forms of physical therapy 30 of 45 techniques may include? movement therapy / electrical stimulation to counter deficits 31 of 45 this shows that brain has capacity to fix itself to a pt but? process requires intervention to be successful 32 of 45 :/ negative plasticity dfddf 33 of 45 prolonged drug use has been shown to result in pooerer? cognitive functioning 34 of 45 as well as inc risk of? dementia 35 of 45 what % amputees known to develop phantom limb syndrome? 60-80% 36 of 45 sensations thoguht to be sue to cortical reorganisation where? somatosensory cortex 37 of 45 :( age and plasticity dfgfd 38 of 45 what happens to unctional plasticity with age? reduces 39 of 45 EVAL EXTRA DFG 40 of 45 :) support from animal studies dgdfg 41 of 45 hubel and wiesel worked with which animal? kittens 42 of 45 and did what to them? sewed one eye shut (I KNOW!!! WHY???) 43 of 45 and analysed what? brain cortical responses 44 of 45 found what about the area of the visual cortex associated with the shut eye? not idle but cont'd process info from the open eye 45 of 45
Psychology - Biopsychology - Plasticity and the funcional recovery of the brain after trauma 1.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings
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