functional recovery of the brain after trauma

• after physical injury, or trauma, unaffected areas of the brain are able to adapt and compensate for damaged areas
• functional recovery that occurs in the brain after trauma is an example of neuroplasticity
• healthy brain areas may take over functions of those that are damaged
• neuroscientists say this can happen very quickly (spontaneous recovery)
• it can then slow down which is when a patient may need rehab to further their recovery