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Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
...across all of them. Can a brain damaged by oxygen deprivation...rewire the same way a brain does after a stroke at...Repetition, intensity, and timing work across conditions....Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize...or underdeveloped, the brain can recruit neighboring...Cortical remapping. When a brain region is damaged, nearby...
Medical > Neurology
Brain Plasticity and Therapy: How Intervention Actually Rewires Your Child's Brain
...happening inside your child's brain during those sessions?...Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize...is experience-dependent brain change. Neurons that fire...transmission by up to 100 times. Brain regions that handle practiced...During adolescence, the brain prunes synapses that haven't...biological fact governing brain development. The Ten Principles...
Education > Early Intervention
5 Unexpected Ways to Jump Start Your Child
...products that improve brain functions, states...functions, states that timing coordination is...by using full brain processing. Activities...also refine the brain's temporal processes....processes. Demands on timing require a significant...to develop the timing ability to hit...body, with the brain having the highest...concentration of fat. Brain synapses require...the part of the brain used for sustained...
Therapies > Occupational
Interactive Metronome Therapy
...psychology courses about the brain's "internal clock," and...that occur within the brain. Some researchers believe...these problems in the brain also impact the brain's...brain also impact the brain's internal clock and timing,...brain's internal clock and timing, and IM works by addressing...addressing these issues in timing. In addition...
Research > Drug Development
Fragile X Drug Trials: The First Real Breakthroughs and What They Mean for Families
...Earlier Trials Failed. The mGluR5 hypothesis made sense on paper. Fragile X syndrome results from a missing protein (FMRP), and without that protein, a brain receptor called mGluR5 becomes overactive. Block the receptor, restore balance. It worked beautifully in mouse models. Three major pharmaceutical companies...
Research > Brain Science
Brain Connectivity and Cerebral Palsy: Why More Isn't Always Better
...the assumption that a brain working harder to recruit...cerebral palsy who had higher brain connectivity had worse...functional MRI to map brain connectivity in children...active pathways across more brain regions, scored lower on...connectivity did better. What the brain was doing, it turned out,...cortex to the muscles, the brain recruits other regions...
Research > Assistive Tech
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
If you've searched for brain-computer interfaces for...might qualify for. What Brain-Computer Interfaces Are....brain-Computer Interfaces Are. A brain-computer interface measures...brain-computer interface measures brain activity and translates...that rest on or near the brain without penetrating tissue...picks up the associated brain signal, decodes it, and...
Therapies > Other
Deep Pressure Therapy and Weighted Blankets: What Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know
...How Deep Pressure Works in the Nervous System. Deep pressure activates mechanoreceptors in the skin and muscles. These receptors send signals to the brain that trigger the release of serotonin and dopamine while reducing cortisol. The result is a calming effect that can last 20 to 30 minutes after the...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...Seizures. The ketogenic diet shifts your child's brain from running primarily on glucose to running on...the liver converts fat into ketone bodies. The brain uses these ketones for energy instead of glucose....neurotransmitter function, and reduce oxidative stress in brain tissue. The exact mechanisms aren't fully understood,...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...Pediatric MS. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin is damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows a relapsing-remitting pattern: periods of new...
Special Needs > Cancer
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
...child's life changed how their brain processes information. Chemotherapy,...Cancer Treatment Does to the Brain. Chemotherapy crosses the blood-brain...Chemotherapy crosses the blood-brain barrier because some pediatric...cancers directly involve the brain or central nervous system. In...attention. That's neurology. The brain's short-term storage capacity...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...culturally with Asperger's, especially if that was the framework they grew up with. Both terms describe the same neurotype. What it means functionally: your brain processes social information, sensory input, and patterns differently than neurotypical people. You likely have strong systemizing skills, struggle...