brain plasticity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbrainandplasticity
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brain
noun
uk/breɪn/us/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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plasticity
noun[U]
uk/plæsˈtɪs.ə.ti/us/plæsˈtɪs.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a ...
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(Definition ofbrainandplasticityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Brainplasticityin poststroke aphasia: what is the contribution of the right hemisphere?
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Brainplasticitycontributing to origins of language and reading impairments, and their training based remediation.
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Developmental speech perception reveals howbrainplasticitydiminishes as a function of language experience.
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Cognitive development in children born preterm : implications for theories ofbrainplasticityfollowing early injury.
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Experience-expectantbrainplasticityis usually embedded in a developmental program, and it requires appropriate timing and quality of the environmental input for brain development to be normal.
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The aim of this review is to discuss outcomes associated with preterm birth and how these outcomes can be reconciled with theories ofbrainplasticityin the developmental period.
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Further study of the relationship between neurotrophins, adult neurogenesis and dentate synaptic plasticity might provide new insights into the mechanisms by which gene-environment interactions control cognition andbrainplasticity.
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Early intervention andbrainplasticityin autism.
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There is mounting evidence to indicate that glia have a crucial role inbrainplasticity.
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It is the entire postnatal/adult structure that is presented to nature, then adaptation to environment allows for the fine-tuning (brainplasticity) of the structure.
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Scientists have been enthusiastic about cross-modalbrainplasticitysince the 1970s but it has been studied perhaps even more intensively during recent years.
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The same kind of point can be made about the issue of myelination and reducedbrainplasticity.
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In contrast, the latter three patterns are more remarkable in the degree to which they enhance our knowledge ofbrainplasticity.
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Answers to this question will shed light on the nature ofbrainplasticityin early development, especially those factors that promote versus constrain plasticity.
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Thus, our results emphasize the role of early sensory experience in preventing detrimental adultbrainplasticitythat could lead to impaired visual acuity.
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Environmental influences on cognitive andbrainplasticityduring aging.
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These findings shed light on the extent and nature ofbrainplasticityand recovery for language functioning in these groups.
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Finally, the issues of prevention andbrainplasticitywill become increasingly salient in the field of stress research.
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Our results demonstrate that adultbrainplasticitycan be influenced by the previous rearing conditions of the animal.
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These results contribute to understanding adultbrainplasticityand argue for the importance of early visual experience in protecting the adult visual system.
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Early language in congenital disorders and the notion ofbrainplasticity.
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Phonetic training studies bring up the issue ofbrainplasticityin adulthood by highlighting the role and exact nature of experience in changing a listener's speech perception.
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Early behavioral intervention,brainplasticity, and the prevention of autism spectrum disorder.
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