Functional Recovery
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What is functional recovery
I’m the 1960s ,researchers studied case studies of stroke patients and discovered that the brain can rewire itself over time ,so that some level of function can be regained
What is an example of functional recovery
Sarah scott
What is neuron unmasking
-Much like plasticity ,using dormat (inactive) neurons to do a job that they don’t normally wouldn’t do unmasks (activates) them and they begin to work -This gives way to new synaptic pathways and structures in the brain -Helping people to recover from injury and complete tasks is intislly lost through their injury
What is stem cell treatment ?
-Stem cells are unspecialised cells that can then become any type of cell -embryonic and adult stem cells can be injected to create new neuronal cells and thus repair the damage
What is One way that stem cells can treat brain damage
Replace dead or dying cells
What is a second way that stem cells can treat brain damage
Transplanted stem cells secrete growth factors that’s somehow ‘rescue’ the injured cell
What is the final way that stem cells can treat brain damage
Transplanted stem cells form a neural network ,that links to the un injured brain site , where new stem cells are made ,with the damaged region of the brain