Increased neuroplasticity may protect against cardiovascular disease

A good question for your doctor. How do you use this to prevent your next stroke.
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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