Review Questions

Review Questions are included for each chapter for study purposes, many of the answers are found in the textbook. If your professor has asked you to email your answers to them, you can use the submit button below.


1		What are the cellular effects of damage proximally? Distally? What are some of the physiological effects of damage to the nervous system?



2		What are some of the factors affecting recovery of function?



3		How does age at the time of damage to the brain affect recovery? How does a three year-old child recover language following an injury to the left hemisphere? How does reorganization affect global functioning?



4		What mechanisms are key elements in the recovery of function? What is the evidence for reorganization in adult brains?



5		What domains are typically addressed in rehabilitation following brain damage? What types of strategies are employed to improve functioning? What is the difference between alternative strategies and compensatory strategies?



6		What is the procedure for brain tissue transplantation? What conditions influence the success of the transplantation?

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