PSYC33H3 Chapter Notes -Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Peripheral Neuropathy, Cerebral Cortex
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New treatments in neurorehab founded on basic research, by taub. In the past neurorehab interventions had slow progression becaz it was based on: a. ) neuroscience: influenced physical therapy school b. ) behavioral psych: influenced treatment of chronic pain. However basic research from these field (understanding of neural transmission) has helped developed treatment for numerous other disorders, ex/ parkinsons. After a cns injury, the behavioral/cognitive/perceptual deficits tend to follow a spontaneous recovery of function. Ex of behavioral plasticity, in the 19th century they didn"t think this was possible. However over time ppl started changing their view toward this, but spontaneous recovery was never fully explained or experimentally researched becaz techniques were not advanced enough. In the 1970s, labs started showing that mammillary cns did have the capacity to reorganize itself. Article wonders if theres a relationship btwn cortical plasticity and spontaneous recovery. Thus the ventral root is intact and motor function is possible.
