I am aware that the casuistry of a spinal injury is very distant from the AF, but this paper shows a link between the willingness and recovery progress , or in our case, to preserve the faculties for longer.
PLoS ONE, 2011; 6 (9): e24854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024854
Yukio Nishimura1,2,3,7*, Hirotaka Onoe3,4, Kayo Onoe5, Yosuke Morichika1, Hideo Tsukada3,6, Tadashi Isa1,3,7
1 Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan, 2 Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan, 3 Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan, 4 Functional Probe Research Laboratory, RIKEN Center for Molecular Imaging Science, Kobe, Japan, 5 Molecular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN Center for Molecular Imaging Science, Kobe, Japan, 6 Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics, Hamamatsu, Japan, 7 Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama, Japan
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"It is believed that depression impedes and motivation enhances functional recovery after neuronal damage such as spinal-cord injury and stroke. However, the neuronal substrate underlying such psychological effects on functional recovery remains unclear. "
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2011) — An effective recovery has been observed in stroke patients and those with spinal cord injuries who have strong vitality and motivation to rehabilitate in clinical practice. However, it was not really clear how motivation facilitates functional recovery in brain science. read more....
