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neuroplasticity in recovery

nyoor-oh-plas-TIS-ih-tee in rih-KUV-uh-ree

ˌnjʊərəʊplæsˈtɪsɪti ɪn rɪˈkʌvəri

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neuroplasticityinrecovery

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the brain's capacity to reorganise its structure, function, and connections in response to injury, experience, or rehabilitation; underpins recovery from stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological insults by allowing intact regions to assume functions previously carried out by damaged areas; the biological foundation for cognitive rehabilitation, which aims to harness and maximise these adaptive mechanisms through targeted therapeutic experience

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