Changing brains applying brain plasticity to advance and recover human ability / edited by Michael M. Merzenich, Brain Plasticity Institute at Posit Science Corporation, San Francisco, CA, USA; Mor Nahum, Brain Plasticity Institute at Posit Science Corporation, San Francisco, and Department of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; Thomas M. Van Vleet, Brain Plasticity Institute at Posit Science Corporation, San Francisco, and Department of Veteran Affairs, Martinez, CA, USA.
| Other author | Merzenich, Michael M. |
| Other author | Nahum, Mor. |
| Other author | Van Vleet, Thomas M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston ; Heidelberg ; London ; New York ; Oxford ; Paris ; San Diego ; San Francisco ; Singapore ; Sydney ; Toronto : Elsevier, 2013. |
| Description | xxvi, 466 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Book Series Package - Life Sciences [BSLFSC] |
| Subjects |
| Series | Progress in brain research, 0079-6123 ; volume 207 Progress in brain research v. 207. ^A75148 |
| Contents | Part 1. Brain plasticity across the lifespan. Chapter 1. Balancing plasticity/stability across brain development / Anne E. Takesian, Takao K. Hensch. Chapter 2. Brain plasticity in the developing brain / Bryan Kolb, Richelle Mychasiuk, Arif Muhammad, Robbin Gibb. Chapter 3. Cortical plasticity, excitatory-inhibitory balance, and sensory perception / Iona Carcea, Robert C. Froemke. Chapter 4. Changes in plasticity across the lifespan : cause of disease and target for intervention / Lindsay Oberman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone. Chapter 5. What does it take to show that a cognitive training procedure is useful? : a critical evaluation / Nori Jacoby, Merav Ahissar. Chapter 6. Principles of neuroplasticity-based rehabilitation / Mor Nahum, Hyunkyu Lee, Michael M. Merzenich -- Part 2. Brain plasticity-based therapies for the treatment of developmental disorders. Chapter 7. Fast ForWord® : the birth of the neurocognitive training revolution / Paula Tallal. Chapter 8. Music training for the development of reading skills / Adam Tierney, Nina Krauss. Chapter 9. Mechanisms of plasticity in the developing and adult visual cortex / Mriganka Sur, Ikue Nagakura, Naiyan Chen, Kiroki Sugihard. Chapter 10. Brain mechanisms of plasticity in response to treatments for core deficits in autism / Pamela E. Ventola, Devon Oosting, Laura C. Anderson, Kevin A. Pelphrey -- Part 3. Brain plasticity-based therapeutics for the treatment of clinical indications in the adult brain. Chapter 11. Targeting plasticity with vagus nerve stimulation to treat neurological disease / Seth A. Hays, Robert L. Rennaker, Michael P. Kilgard. Chapter 12. Computerized cognitive training targeting brain plasticity in schizophrenia / Bruno Biagianti, Sophia Vinogradov. Chapter 13. The nonspacial side of spacial neglect and related approaches to treatment / Thomas M. Van Vleet, Joseph M. DeGutis. Chapter 14. A cognitive framework for understanding and improving interference resolution in the brain / Jyoti Mishra, Joaquin A. Anguera, David A. Ziegler, Adam Gazzaley. Chapter 15. Constraint-induced movement therapy : a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders / Gitendra Uswatte, Edward Taub/ Chapter 16. Novelty interventions to enhance broad cognitive abilities and prevent dementia : synergistic approaches for the facilitation of positive plastic change / Patrick Fissler, Olivia Küster, Winfried Schlee, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa. Chapter 17. Decoding speech for understanding and treating aphasia / Brian N. Pasley ; Robert T. Knight. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013444956 |
| ISBN | 9780444633279 |
| ISBN | 0444633278 |
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