Neurocognitive studies of brain plasticity associated with surgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations

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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/543421

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Funded Activity Summary

We will use state-of-the-art brain imaging methods to test whether specific brain areas which have been chronically starved of adequate blood supply can regenerate, informing debate about limits on brain plasticity. Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are longstanding defects which can cause thinking skills to 'migrate' to other brain regions in childhood without noticeable impact. Surgical correction allows a test of what happens to the previously inactive area: Does the area 'start to think'?

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $701,922.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

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Other Keywords

cognitive assessment | cortical plasticity | functional imaging | functional magnetic resonance imaging | improve surgical risk | neurocognitive assessment | neuroimaging | neurosurgery

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