Thursday, January 17, 2013

How The Human Brain Adapts To Injury

Research Reveals Exactly How The Human Brain Adapts To Injury.  Science Daily.  January 16, 2013.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have delineated the back-up mechanism for a temporary incapacitation of the Wernicke area, a key area for language comprehension.  This mechanism included the contralateral areas, the areas next to the impaired area, and a frontal executive area.  The researchers used a theory of how brain systems self-organize in response to change.

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