The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Neural plasticity refers to the ability of one’s brain to change its structure and/or function in response to changes in behavior, environment, and neural processes. When a person suffers an ischemic brain injury, it often leads to hemisyndrome with motor and sensory deficits in the arm, leg, and face of one side. This article discusses the various ways that the existing network can be restructured and neuronal connections can be remodeled after the injury to enable partial or complete recovery of motor function. Spontaneous functional recovery after stroke develops through the overlapping sequence of events including a phase of axonal growth, spine remodeling and spine activation, and a phase of establishing and consolidating new neuronal networks.
Recommended Citation
Brickman, S. (2014). Neural Plasticity Following Ischemia. The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, 7(2). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/sjlcas/vol7/iss2/4
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