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What is a TBI?
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an brain injury caused by an external force
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What is the best mechanism for recovery?
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neuroplasticity
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What does neuroplasticity refer to?
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refers to the ability of the brain to change as a result of one's experience, that the brain is 'plastic' and 'malleable'
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Refers to learning tasks using different parts of the brain = work arounds
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behavioural compensation
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Name the main consequences of TBI.
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Neurological (motor, sensory, autonomic)
Cognitive Behavioural and personality changes Lifestyle |
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The examples of TBI in class tell us that memory is seperate from ______ and knowing what is right is seperate from _______ actions.
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intellect
controlling |
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Specify the transmitter system in which dennervation supersensitivity helps recovery
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works for DA, but evidence not strong for other transmitter systems
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What happens to the unaffected limbs in Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT)
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Recent studies simply “constrain” (restrain) the use of unaffected limb
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What is the most important treatment to promote recovery from brain injury?
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Behavioural therapy
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What is the most important mechanism for brain injury recovery?
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Behavioural compensation
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