neuroplasticity

chapter 7

what happens when a neuron is deprived of oxygen

die and don’t regenerate (e.g. traumatic brain injury & CVA); release large quantities of glutamate

functions of the hippocampus

identified in the hippocampus (located in the temporal lobe); forms a map encoding the history of an experience; essential processing memories that can be easily verbalized (names & events); important for declarative memory but no procedural memory 

what can impede the process of axonal regeneration

axonal injury to the periphery; sprouting of damaged axons

constraint induced movement therapy

done during the chronic stages of recovery has been shown to have dramatic effects; thought to be more effective later because of reduced edema; movement defects may be in part due to learned non use; recovery from cortical injuries occurs slowly, over many months