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• Elbert et al- musicians

  • mri measures somatosensory cortex of musicians vs non musicians
  • musicians had bigger somatosensory cortex bc they use it more
• Karni et al

  • used fmri to show how practicing finger movements led to more activation of motor cortex
• Nudo et al- monkeys

  • mapped motor cortex of monkeys as they used hands
  • learning finger sequences= more activation in motor cortex
  • shows plastic changes are continuous and reversible
• CIMT improves cortical reorganisation- more efficient connections between brain regions
• CIMT is good for stroke and aphasia pts
• Schneider (et al. 2014)

  Plasticity and Functional recovery - strength:Concept of cognitive reserve supports this; found that more time patients had spent in education, more likely to have disability-free recovery (DFR).2/5 of those with 16 years education10% of those with 12 years education