Raskin (psychology and neuroscience, Trinity College) offers graduate students and rehabilitation professionals 14 chapters on neuroplasticity and rehabilitation. Contributors working in physical therapy, gerontology, psychology, and related fields in North America and the UK discuss mechanisms that underlie plasticity, changes observed in rodent models, evidence for motor and sensory reorganization in primates, the concept of cognitive reserve, and neuroplastic changes that respond to everyday experiences. Coverage also includes therapeutic approaches that apply these findings to motor impairments, dyslexia, acquired attention deficits, aphasia, executive attention and working memory, as well as metacognitive executive functions like error monitoring, problem solving, and multitasking. The final chapter addresses medications that improve cognitive or motor functioning that can be combined with other therapies. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)