Indications for use. 1  Lyrica is an FDA-approved medication for use in adults 18 years and older to treat: 2  Fibromyalgia. 3  Diabetic peripheral neuropathy. 4  Seizures. 5  Herpes zoster pain (postherpetic neuralgia)
(Hljod.Huskona, 2008, February 26). Neural plasticity is one of the most important discoveries in the realm of the brain because it allows for more surgery to be done as well as allows for a more comprehensive understanding of how the functions of the brain are specified. The implications of this notion affected the study of learning and adaption.
Plasticity refers to the process of making long-term changes in the brain. Often these changes occur as a result of learning. During development (the period of intense growth and change from conception through early childhood), neurons can change shape, location, function, and patterns interconnection. In the adult brain, neurons are less able to change location and function, but plasticity still occurs. For example, intensive practice of a motor skill involving fine finger movements (e.g. playing the guitar) may result in an increase in the number of neurons that are devoted to motor control of the fingers.