http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00207454.2013.785949
ABSTRACT
Neuroplasticity
refers to the capacity of the nervous system to modify its
organization, and the brain can be shaped by environmental input.
Individuals exhibit different degrees of neuroplasticity because of
their different courses of growth. Neuroplasticity may thus play a role
in individual differences in the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases.
Since the nervous system is the leading system in the human body,
neuroplasticity may also play role in the treatment of other diseases.
The cardiovascular system is controlled by the nervous system, mainly by
the autonomic nervous system. Stress may lead to depression and
cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD always coexists with depression, which
is a disorder of decreased neuroplasticity. And the mechanisms of
depression and CVD are related. So we conclude that decreased
neuroplasticity causes the coexistence of depression with CVD, and
increased neuroplasticity may be beneficial against the development of
CVD. This theory provides another angle that can explain some of the
reported phenomena related to CVD and neuropsychiatry.
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