neuroplasticity grew out of studies of stroke patients and…
Page 22 neuroplasticity grew out of studies of stroke patients and those with other degenerative brain diseases. Scientists found that the brain had a remarkable ability to rewire itself when things went wrong. If the part of the brain responsible for speech was affected by disease, other parts of the brain could be called into action would start to perform this function. The brain diverted traffic along new highways quickly laid down around the accident site, allowing largely normal functioning to occur.
— from Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)