Neurology & neuroplasticity

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Neurology & NeuroplasticityAREA II Fernando Molina López

Medicine of the past and medicine of the present

Early Neurology

Modern neurology

What is Neuroplasticity?• Neuroplasticity: The brain's ability

to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment.