Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma

__________ refers to the ability of the brain to change its organisation and structure in response to experience.

Plasticity is achieved through the creation or alteration of __________ pathways.

__________ __________ refers to the regrowth or repair of neurons that have been damaged.

Neurogenesis refers to the growth of new neurons that are typically created through the implementation of __________ cells.

Neuronal unmasking refers to when ___________ synapses receive an increasing amount of input as the synapses typically used are damaged.

__________ __________ refers to when undamaged axons grow new axon terminals which connect with other undamaged neurons to form new neural pathways.

Neural regeneration refers to undamaged axons sprouting new axon terminals to form new neural pathways.

• True

• False

Neurogenesis refers to the repair of existing neurons that have been damaged.

• True

• False

Neuronal unmasking refers to dormant synapses receiving an increasing amount of input

• True

• False

Which of the following statements about Maguire et al.'s (2000) research is correct?

• It provides supporting evidence for plasticity of the brain.

• It found significantly more grey matter in the posterior hippocampus of taxi drivers in comparison to non-taxi drivers.

• It found significantly more white matter in the anterior hippocampus of taxi drivers in comparison to non-taxi drivers.

• It found a negative correlation between the number of years of taxi-driving and hippocampus volume.

• It found a positive correlation between the number of years of taxi-driving and hippocampus volume.