A study by MIT scientists have shown that by using antidepressant medication fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, they could restore some of the lost Neuroplasticity of the cells.
About:
Neuroplasticity – or brain plasticity – is the ability of the brain to modify its connections or re-wire itself.
Cause: Neuroplasticity occurs in the brain under two primary conditions:
During normal brain development when the immature brain first begins to process sensory information through adulthood.
As an adaptive mechanism to compensate for lost function and/or to maximize remaining functions in the event of brain injury.
Significance:
This flexibility plays an incredibly important role in our brain development (or decline) and in shaping our distinct personalities.
Without this ability, brain, would be unable to develop from infancy through to adulthood or recover from brain injury.
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