PSYCO377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Apolipoprotein E, Executive Functions, Frontal Lobe
22 Dec 2016
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Case of jg have the whole left hemisphere removed and he recover from that. Even have good verbal iq and okay motor control. What happens to the limb that isn"t there in the somatosensory. Neurons that are from the arm are incorporated into the face or leg on the same side. Happens at a young age (6 months), neurogenesis in the brain, hippocampus but limited in adults. New neurons may migrate to new networks in damage place. Synaptogenesis the creation of new synaptic, you have many fewer neurons now that as a child, but they see the increase in synapse s with the. Last place to be effected can influence into your 30s. Extent of myelination continues beyond and through the lifespan. At some point as an adult it balances out for basic activation. Increase in glucose uptake and activation something is going on. Increase those synapses thus a lot of activation of said synapses.
