Plasticity And Functional Recovery Of The Brain After Trauma Flashcards
What are the three AO3 PEELS to evaluate plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma?
RTS by EB
Discussion - low pop val
Strength - prac apps
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(RTS by EB)
RTS - case study - patient EB
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- he suffered from brain damage which resulted in the removal of his LH, therefore his lang centres
- however, EB eventually regained some of his lang ability, which wouldnt have been possible if brain was completely laterialised
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- this suggests EBs brain has experienced recruitment of homologous areas
- as it shows brain can adapt to produce lang when LH is not present or functioning
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therefore supporting the idea of plasticity and functional recovery
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(Discussion - low pop val)
However, this research can be criticised to have low pop val as case study only involves one patient called EB who had brain damage
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this is an issue as it may have caused unique changes in the brain that may have influenced the plasticity and functional recovery of the brain
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this makes it difficult to gen findings to wider pop as diff genders or age groups may experience diff levels of plasticity in brain
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therefore this lowers the ext val of research into plasticity and functional recovery
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(strength - prac apps)
Strength - prac apps
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this is bc the POT that its possible for an indv brain to recover from damage thru axonal sprouting has led to development of neurorehabilitation
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this is where patient practices repeatedly to use affected side of their body e.g. arm, while restraining the unaffected arm
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- therefore, this i.a.i.p.o.a.p as it helps to treat ppl in real world
- this also means ppl will be able to function better in everyday life, go back to work, inc wages and tax payments, helping to improve economy, therefore inc credibility of research investigating functional recovery of the brain after trauma
