Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience: Book Edition of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1586037005 ISBN 13 : 9781586037000

Editeur : IOS Press, 2006

Synopsis

Brain repair, adaptive reorganization, compensatory strateguesm prostheses and medications all can contribute to functional recovery from spatial neglect and associated disorders after brain damage. Animal experiments, functional imaging studies and longitudinal outcome studies suggest that injured brains can change their function and connectivity, both on the behavioral and neural level, and both spontaneously (i.e. without intervention), as well as in response to specific treatments. However, many questions in this context remain still open. Some of these are: Is spontaneous recovery similar to treatment-induced-recovery? How often and how long should a treatment be applied? Another interesting question is whether topdown-compensatory strategies and bottom-up stimulation maneuvers can be combined to yield a better outcome? Despite significant progress in the development of novel and more effective treatments in the past 10 years little is known about the long-term-stability of such treatment-related improvements. Furthermore, patients differ considerably in their individual response to the same type of treatment. Although lesion size, location, diffuse lesions and related factors are without doubt relevant here, individual psychological factors like motivation, intelligence and affective style have not been considered until now. As they all influence cognitive functioning and the underlying neural circuitry in the healthy brain these parameters might all be relevant. Finally, how can the unawareness issue be successfully addressed? In conclusion, the study of these questions in spatial neglect provides excellent opportunities for an interdisciplinary exchange of research ideas between basic neuroscience, applied clinical neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation and neurotechnology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: IOS Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1586037005
• ISBN 13: 9781586037000
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
• Éditeur: Kerkhoff G., Rosetti Y.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible