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Does a damaged brain show plasticity?
A damaged brain shows some measure of plasticity, and it has the ability to rewire itself.
Examples of plasticity in the brain?
Brain plasticity is the ability for an area of the brain (specifically in the cerebral cortex) to compensate for another area of the brain when there is brain damage. The four lobes (occipital, temporal, frontal, and parietal) are not pre-wired to commit itself to any specific function, but it starts to "commit" to certain functions after birth.
When is brain plasticity at its peak?
Brain plasticity is at its peak in infancy. An infant's brain is a brain that is still capable of adjustment. The same cannot be said of an adult brain.
What is the definition of brain plasticity?
Brain plasticity is also known as neuroplasticity. It is the ability of the brain to modify itself by forming neural connections.
WHAT IS The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain?
yes they can, it happened to my brother. he had brain damage and now he is nearly normal.
For which group is brain plasticity the greatest?
adults
The ability of the brain to be modified is called?
Plasticity.
The benefits of brain plasticity are most clearly demonstrated in?
The benefits of brain plasticity are most clearly demonstrated in children who have had a cerebral hemisphere surgically removed.
What is it called when the brain suffers an and injury but then adapts?
plasticity
When does the human brain show most plasticity?
Early adulthood
What is the ability of the brain to wire itself as a person repeats thoughts or actions?
brain plasticity, or neuroplasticity
The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain?
Neuroplasticity or brain plasticity refers to the way that changes in neural pathways and synapses allow one part of the brain to "take over" damaged areas of the brain. It also refers to the brain's general ability to change as we age for both better and worse.
