Reprogramming of the brain /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 379 pages [25] pages of plates : illustrations (some color)).
Language:English
Series:Progress in brain research, 0079-6123 ; v. 157
Progress in brain research ; v. 157.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12380416
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Other authors / contributors:Møller, Aage R., editor.
ISBN:0444516026
9780444516022
0444516026
9780444516022
1280707828
9781280707827
9786610707829
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9780080465913
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Text in English.
Summary:The brain is plastic and it can change its function to adapt to changing demands of various kinds. The brain can also re-organize and change its function to better utilize its resources when parts of the brain have been damaged through injuries and diseases. This means that the brain is not "hard wired? but can be reprogrammed when needed. This book describes different aspects of how the plasticity can become activated and how it can benefit the individual person. This book provides in-depth coverage of many important aspects of neural plasticity and how it applies to trauma, including str.
Other form:0444516026
Standard no.:9780444516022