brain plasticity= the brain can change in response to experience and learning
new info makes new neural pathways form
plasticity easiest in babies
functional recovery is the ability to perform a task after brain damage, but not the ability to perform the task normally
constraint induced movement therapy= aims to improve movement by using a specific task that is difficult to perform. So if someone had a stroke affecting their right arm their left arm is restrained and they try to do tasks with the right
cortical representation= rep of diff body parts in brain
synaptic pruning= the process of eliminating unused connections in the brain
