[The brain is shaped by stimulation and challenge].
The healthy adult brain retains a certain capacity for plasticity and functional reorganization throughout the life span. Morphologic, neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that neuronal connections and cortical maps can be remodeled by our experience and activities. Activity-induced increase in neuronal connections may to some extent compensate for neuronal loss during aging. Increased knowledge of the potential capability of the adult brain to compensate for brain lesions is likely to improve rehabilitation strategies.
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Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Universitetssjukhuset, Lund. Barbro.Johansson@neurol.lu.se
D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D016380:Brain Tissue Transplantation; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity