Brains tendency to change and adapt functionally and physically as a result of new learning.
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Functional recovery?
Form of plasticity, following injury through trauma the brains' ability to redistribute or transfer functions usually performed by damaged areas, to other undamaged areas.
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What happens to synaptic connections during infancy?
Rapid growth, peaking at 15,000 at 2-3 years old.
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What happens to synaptic connections as we get older?
Ones that are rarely used get deleted, frequently used ones become strengthened. Synaptic pruning.
Existing neuron connections can change, new ones can form (plasticity).
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What is spontaneous recovery?
When functional recovery happens quickly after Trama and then slows down after weeks and months.
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Functional recovery
example of plasticity
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Explain what happens to the brain during recovery?
Brain is able to rewire itself/ reorganise itself by forming new synaptic connections close to the area of damage. Secondary neural pathways are activated to enable functioning of certain functions to contain it as the same way before.
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What is axonal sprouting?
Growths of new nerve endings which connect other damaged nerve cells to form new neural pathways.
Reformation of blood vessels
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Functional recovery?
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Form of plasticity, following injury through trauma the brains' ability to redistribute or transfer functions usually performed by damaged areas, to other undamaged areas.
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What happens to synaptic connections during infancy?
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What happens to synaptic connections as we get older?
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