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    Neurobiological and psychological aspects of brain recovery

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    The novelty of this book's approach lies in addressing the impact of neurobiological factors as well as psychological influences on brain recovery. There is growing evidence that emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors along with personality traits play a crucial role in brain plasticity, resilience, and recovery. Topics include synaptic and neuronal plasticity, development of brain reserves, biological markers, environmental factors, psychological profile, emotional resilience, and personality traits. By combining the latest research on neural mechanisms and on psychological resilience the authors hope that this book can lead to the development of better treatment strategies for functional recovery from brain damage

    SPONTANEOUS EYE MOTILITY FOLLOWING A UNILATERAL VESTIBULAR LESION

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    The strong imbalance of the output of vestibular nuclei, resulting from a hemilabyrinthectomy, causes among other postural and ocular symptoms, a failure to hold a steady ocular position in the dark. In this study the time course of the spontaneous eye motility following a right hemilabyrinthectomy was analyzed. In all animals, at the first recordings, drifts of 0.8-1.0°/c were present. These drifts were directed to the lesion side, then they shifted their trajectomy more than once. At the final recordings, most animals exhibited very slow drifts (0.05-0.1°/s) directed to the intact side suggesting an overcompensation of the initial extreme rightward deviation
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