ALH1PAL Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Neuroplasticity, Neuron, Acquired Brain Injury

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One of the most important breakthroughs in neuroscience was the discovery that the brain is a plastic, living organ that can change its own structure and function, even into old age (doidge, n. This discovery is most often referred to as neuroplasticity, sometimes activity-dependent plasticity. The concept of neuroplasticity/activity-dependent plasticity is relevant to all brains, healthy and injured/impaired. All people have the ability to change the neural pathways within their brain, and this creates opportunity for learning and the development of new skills. This is exciting in the rehabilitation space, because it means that brain injury is not permanent - people have the capacity to develop new neural pathways which can improve their functional ability. Ten core principles necessary for the remodelling of your brain to take place: change is mostly limited to those situations in which the brain is in the mood for it.

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