plasticity and functional recovery Flashcards
strength:research has revealed the importance of age for plasticity and functional recovery.
E:Marquez de la Plata found that patients receiving treatment for brain injury who were over 40 regained less function during treatment and were also more likely to decline in function over the next five years than those under the age of 40.
E: This demonstrate that younger brains are more capable of functional recovery than older brains. This makes sense since younger brains are more plastic we would expect that they would be better at reorganizing post injury.
limitation:has socially sensitive implications for the nature-nurture debate
E:- Plasticity suggests that our brains are shaped by our experiences, which goes in line with the idea that much of who we are is moulded by nurture rather than being predetermined by nature. so This perspective aligns with the behaviourist “blank slate” assumption.
E:this view is socially sensitive because it can imply
imply that people can be entirely remoulded, including in deeply ingrained aspects like sexuality. Such a notion could lead to harmful practices, like conversion therapy, or unrealistic expectations about human changeability.additionally this interpretation overstates the power of plasticity, as it is evident that not all aspects of a person, such as their sexual orientation, can be altered through experience alone
L:therefore, nurture plays a primatial role in development.
