User:Awalzy9

The Outline for my Wikipedia Page

inspired by the Doidge book

Applications and Pioneers in Plasticity I. Paul Bach Y Rita -electrode on tongue to restore vestibular sense -an attempt to use one sense to replace another (retinal implants) -developed a program for people with damage facial motor nerve

II. Merzenich -brian exercises as useful as drugs at treating diseases -plasticity exists from cradle to grave -idea of competitive plasticity (monkey) -FastForWord - work with autism -Posit Science

III. Taub--> helped people with stroke -learned nonuse

IV. Ramchandran phantom limb and mirror box -pain created my brain and projected on the body

Current Research How plasticity helps with autism, disorders, strokes, cochlear implants, phatom limbs