Neuroplasticity

Question 1

neuroplasticity

Answer 1

• cellular through structural changes to the brain resulting from environmental interactions. A dynamic process allowing adaptation and learning from experiences and allowing the brain to recover function following injury

Question 2

neuroplasticity by movement

Answer 2

• participants praticed juggling
• recorded brain activation, pre-practice, after 3 months and after 6 months of no practice
• significant increase in cortical volume after 3 months of training: bilateral V5/MT and left intraparietal sulcus
• after 6 months without training cortical volume returned to baseline