Comments on: Brain plasticity http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/06/28/brain-plasticity/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:45:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Venier http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/06/28/brain-plasticity/comment-page-1/#comment-2036 John Venier Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:35:14 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/06/28/brain-plasticity/#comment-2036 You can especially see this in stroke victims IMO. I know a participant in a trial to see if restraining the more functional side for extended periods each day lead to greater recovery in the affected side. I don't know the outcome, and the physicians who assessed functionality were blinded to who was being treated, but they believed they could see a marked difference between two groups which they assumed were treatment and control. Anyway, cheers to the stubborn few who refused to believe what they were told! You can especially see this in stroke victims IMO. I know a participant in a trial to see if restraining the more functional side for extended periods each day lead to greater recovery in the affected side. I don’t know the outcome, and the physicians who assessed functionality were blinded to who was being treated, but they believed they could see a marked difference between two groups which they assumed were treatment and control.

Anyway, cheers to the stubborn few who refused to believe what they were told!

]]> By: billso http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/06/28/brain-plasticity/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 billso Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:59:37 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/06/28/brain-plasticity/#comment-2007 Excellent article! The human brain has redundant systems! Excellent article! The human brain has redundant systems!

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