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The field of neurobiology has recently witnessed a surge of research aimed at studying and evaluating neural growth following various types of damage in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). This research has taken on a very intriguing atmosphere since it has been suggested that this growth might serve as a basis for the recovery or restitution of function following damage. Conversely, one possibility must be recognized that aberrant neural circuitry formed as a result of remodeling may be functionally deleterious. Anomalous growth may thus be in part responsible for altered behavioral responses seen within aging. Interest in this area of research is further enhanced when one considers that this reactive growth process takes place not only in the developing nervous system but in the mature adult CNS.
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Scheff, S.W., Anderson, K., DeKosky, S.T. (1984). Morphological Aspects of Brain Damage in Aging. In: Scheff, S.W. (eds) Aging and Recovery of Function in the Central Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2705-9_4
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