THE SELF-REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED BRAIN AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY PROCESS

• Authors: Herzyk A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The reaction of brain to this situation is immediate and spontaneous initiation of a whole cascade of adaptive changes acting in different periods, having an adaptation of brain to new and difficult functional conditions in view, and making the essence of compensatory mechanisms. These mechanisms are possible due to the fundamental feature of nervous system which is the brain plasticity. Behavioural consequences of brain damage in the shape of different cognitive, perceptive or personal disorders are the result of acting neural adaptive processes. Therefore, knowing about course, organisation, sources and range of acting the spontaneous neurocompensation become important in the situation of professional treatment of people who are afflicted by brain damage.

Keywords

EN

BRAIN RESERVE; BRAIN THRESHOLD; DIASCHISIS; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROPLASTICITY

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences jointly with the Committee on Psychological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 83-96
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Herzyk A.

• A. Herzyk, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie, Instytut Psychologii, pl. Litewski 5, 20-080 Lublin, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA01743752