Neural Activity and Facilitated Recovery by Training After CNS Injury: Implications for Rehabilitation

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Neural activity is vital for editing connections and ensuring useful function in the developing brain; such plasticity also continually shapes the intact adult brain. After injury, plasticity appears to be amplified. For example, the isolated spinal cord retains the capacity to "learn" and generate both simple and complex movements. After brain and spinal cord injury, appropriate neural activity that mimics normal behavioral patterns can drive plastic changes to produce some functional recovery. Specific training results in return of behaviors as diverse as olfaction, standing, walking, and cognitive processing.

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