Harnessing the power of neuroplasticity for intervention

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue JUNE, 2014, Pages

  Kolb, Bryan ^a   Muhammad, Arif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Neurorehabilitation; Recovery of function

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; INOSINE; MICRORNA; NICOTINE; PROTEIN NOGO A;

ACETYLATION; AGE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL THERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYSTONIA; EPIGENETICS; EXPERIENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HARNESSING PLASTICITY; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEARNING; LIFESPAN; MEMORY; METHYLATION; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROREHABILITATION; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84903470105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00377     Document Type: Review

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