Brain plasticity and recovery from early cortical injury

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-118

  Kolb, Bryan ^a   Gibb, Robbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early experience; Neonatal; Plasticity; Recovery of function

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DENDRITES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33947495465     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20199     Document Type: Review

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