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Jul-11
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One of the most important neuroscience finding of the past 15 years is the recognition that the brain is constantly reorganizing its function, re-deploying available resources to meet life’s demands for adaptation. New connections among neurons are formed, new patterns or networks of neural firing develop, and in some areas of the brain, new neurons are even developing. The name for this phenomenon is neuroplasticity, and it is the wave of the near future in mental health. Those who push the envelope in psychiatric, mental and behavioral health research and practice are now working to develop and sharpen tools to focus or direct this capacity to treat symptoms and disorders and improve mental and behavioral health. This article gives an overview of this research and clinical approaches.
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