Post-Lesion Neural Plasticity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783642738517)

Neural networks are not rigidly wired but rather highly plastic structures, the functional architecture of which can be actively reorganized in response to external or internal events. Lesions of such networks induce plastic processes which in time may lead to a recovery of the initially disrupted function. This type of neural plasticity is the main focus of the book, which presents a broad spectrum of experimental paradigms for lesion-induced plasticity as in the spinal cord, the vestibular, oculomotor, visual and olfactory system, the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex, including recent methodological developments. Concepts and perspectives in understanding neural plasticity are reported in reviews and original research reports and are thoroughly discussed.

Author: Hans Flohr
ISBN-10: 3642738516
ISBN-13: 9783642738517
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2011
Pages: 708
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.51lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.45d