functional recovery

Question 1

what is functional recovery?

Answer 1

• is the transfer of functions from a damaged area of the brain after trauma to other undamaged areas.
• following physical injury/ trauma or the experience of a stroke, unaffected areas are sometimes able to adapt or compensate for those areas that are damamged

Question 2

what happens in the brain during recovery?

Answer 2

• the brain is able to rewire and reorganize itself by forming new synaptic connections close to the area of damage
• secondary neural pathway = unmasked to enable functioning to continue

Question 3

Tajiri et al - the role of stem cells in recovery from brain injury

Answer 3

• randomly assigned rats with traumatic brain injury to one of the 2 groups
• 1 group received transplants of stem cells into the region of the brain affected by traumatic injury
• control group = solution infused into the brain of stem cells rats showed clear development of neuron-like cells in that area of injury

Question 4

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