http://cordis.europa.eu/wire/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.Detail&rcn=21712&rev=0
<p>The damaged nervous system can make new circuits to bypass areas of damage: this is known as plasticity. In children the brain is still very plastic and malleable, and they can recover from quite severe brain damage. But in adults plasticity is almost lost, and recovery after stroke, spinal cord injury and other conditions is limited. PLASTICISE researchers have shown that reactivating plasticity in the brain and spinal cord is a powerful method of enhancing recovery after damage…</p>