Description
Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders describes and specifies the cognitive impact of neuroplastic processes in key neurologic disorders and syndromes. It is set apart from previous works in this area by its emphasis on the changing quality of neurocognition, demonstrating that this dynamic nature emerges from the neuroplastic processes at work in both mild and severe states of brain disease or injury. This resource describes the ways neurological illness or trauma (or attempts to treat patients with such conditions) can trigger neuroplastic mechanisms in the brain, inducing cognitive reorganization and remapping of brain networks.Each chapter shows how the cognitive and behavioral presentation of the disorder mirrors the changing neurobiologic context, and displays the numerous techniques being employed (e.g. behavior and rehabilitation therapies, electrical stimulation, and computer/machine neuromodulation of brain signals) underlying the neurobiology in ways that facilitate adaptive plasticity and cognitive recovery. An important feature of the book involves characterizing the degree to which the mechanistic principles governing neuroplastic responses and cognitive reorganization in the brain have been elucidated, making clear that it is these principles which will allow us to further develop rational rehabilitative therapies, match patients to appropriate treatments, and even begin to predict clinical treatment outcomes.
Table of Contents
Section 1 Plasticity of Cognition in Neurologic Disorders1. Conceptual Issues in Cognitive Neuroplasticity Recovery, compensation and reorganization in neuropathology - levels of conceptual and methodological challenges2. Epilepsy Seizure-induced neuroplasticity and cognitive network reorganization in epilepsy3. Stroke Neuroplastic mechanisms of language recovery after stroke4. Parkinsons Disease Cognitive plasticity in Parkinson's Disease5. Multiple Sclerosis Neuroplasticity in multiple sclerosis6. Tumor: Plasticity of cognition in brain gliomas7. Traumatic Brain Injury Connectivity modeling and neuroplasticity after traumatic brain injury8. Autism Spectrum Aberrant brain plasticity in autism spectrum disorders9. Mild Cognitive Impairment Cognitive plasticity in healthy older adults, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease: contributory factors and treatment responsesSection 2 Plasticity of Cognition in Neurologic Syndromes10. Executive Dysfunction Plasticity in prefrontal cortical networks after brain injury: Finding theoptimal paths11. Amnesia Organic amnesia: What factors determine how much it recovers over time?12. Age-Related Cognitive Decline Aging-related changes in neuralsubstrates of motor and cognitive systems13. Neglect Spatially biased decisions: Towards a dynamic interactive model of visual neglect14. Apraxia Neuroplasticity in apraxia recoverySection 3. Plasticity of Cognition and the New Emerging Technologies15. Brain Computer and Machine Interfaces Clinical brain-machine interfaces16. Brain Stimulation Methods Assessment and enhancement of human brain plasticity using electromagnetic stimulation
