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Stroke
Frequently Asked Questions
19. What is brain plasticity?
Brain plasticity is the brain's ability to learn and change,
allowing it to adapt to deficits and injury and to take over the
functions of damaged cells. When cells in an area of the brain
responsible for a particular function die after a stroke, the
patient becomes unable to perform that function. However, the
brains ability torewire the connections between its nerve cells
allows it to compensate for lost functions.
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