0
Does one part of the brain completely take over when another part is damaged?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
The brain is plastic but usually not in the way that is described in the question. A damaged part of the brain remains damaged and healthy parts of the brain usually cannot completely take on the duties of the damaged part since it has its own duties to take care of. However when a body part is damaged (e.g. a person's eyes are blinded by external means), the part of the brain that is usually responsible for processing information from that body part can be repurposed to perform another, though still similar, action (e.g. the vision cortex of the blinded person will be repurposed to process hearing information).
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
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.
When one trait is not completely dominant over another is called a what?
When one trait is not completely dominate over another, this is called incomplete dominance. What will be seen (phenotype) will be a blending of the two.
What part of the brain is at work when you really prefer something over another but you don't know why?
This is your emotional brain at work.
How can smoking cigarettes damage your health?
smoking damages over half of your internal organs and damages your brain and once your brain is damaged you can't fix it because once it's gone it's gone
Why is your cat dumb?
Its brain is prabaly damaged from birth or over a period of time......or maybe the way it was raised.
What is it alled when one allele is not completely dominant over another?
This is called codominance.
When one trait is not completely dominant over another it is called .?
Incomplete dominance or co-dominant
What would cause a person out of no where to get so confused and do dumb things?
Because they might be drunk and wandered in the middle of nowhere. Another prediction is that they were hit in the head, and dragged over to the middle of nowhere, and the person woke up, and didn't know where he/she is, and because he/she was hit in the head, it could of damaged his/her brain.
How does anorexia cause harm to the brain?
Anorexia causes the brain to be starved. Without enough fluids and nutrients, brain functions will slow down. If this continues over a long period of time, brain cells can begin to die. In younger brains, development can also slow down or stop completely.
What is an example sentence using the word damaged?
When I got home I realized the jacket was damaged, but luckily I was able to exchange it for another one in the same size and color.The cake was pretty damaged, but it still tasted great.She is a badly damaged person, but she's not a psychopath.The last time I let her borrow my car, it came back with a damaged rear bumper.Our home was damaged in the hurricane, but it could have been much worse.Decades of over-exercising have damaged her joints considerably.
How has the brain progressed over time?
How has the brain progressed over time?
