Scientists seek drug to ‘rewire’ adult brain after stroke
by Nicola Davis from on (#3G79R)
Therapies may one day enable healthy part of brain to take over tasks from damaged areas
Adults who have experienced a stroke may one day be able to take a drug to help their brain "rewire" itself, so that tasks once carried out by now-damaged areas can be taken over by other regions, researchers have claimed.
The ability for the brain to rewire, so-called "brain plasticity", is thought to occur throughout life; however, while children have a high degree of brain plasticity, adult brains are generally thought to be less plastic.