plasticity and functional recovery Flashcards
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Maguire et al
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London taxi drivers have to take a test as part of training to recall city streets and routes. Studied brains of these drivers and found more grey areas in hippocampus associated with navigational skills. Research into plasticity.
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Tajiri et al
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randomly assigned rats with traumatic brain injury to 1 of 2 groups. One received stem cell transplant and other nothing. Stem cells groups showed stream of cells migrating to damaged area. Supports axon sprouting (functional recovery)
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Schneider et al
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more education results in more plasticity.
