Possibilities for the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment and dementia.

Burke, David; Hickie, Ian; Breakspear, Michael; Götz, Jürgen · Br J Psychiatry · 2007

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Abstract

The human brain has a remarkable capacity for plasticity, but does it have the capacity for repair and/or regeneration? On the basis of controversial new evidence we speculate that the answer may be ;yes', and suggest that clinicians should therefore approach cognitive impairment and dementia with a new, cautious optimism.

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