Principles of neuroplasticity-based rehabilitation

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 207, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-171

  Nahum, Mor ^a,b   Lee, Hyunkyu ^a   Merzenich, Michael M ^a  

^a Brain Plasticity Institute at Posit Science Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease prevention; Brain plasticity; BrainHQ; Cognitive training; Social cognition; Therapeutic programs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONDITIONING; DEMENTIA; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEYNERT BASAL NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SENILE DEMENTIA; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TRAINING; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WORKING MEMORY;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PREVENTION; BRAIN PLASTICITY; BRAINHQ; COGNITIVE TRAINING; SOCIAL COGNITION; THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 84888882036     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63327-9.00009-6     Document Type: Chapter

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