Plasticity and Functional Recovery
This topic covers the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience and new learning. Students explore how the brain recovers and rewires itself after trauma.
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This topic covers the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience and new learning. Students explore how the brain recovers and rewires itself after trauma.
Key Questions
- How does the brain adapt physically to new experiences?
- What mechanisms allow for functional recovery after brain trauma?
- How does age affect the brain's neuroplasticity?
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