The life-changing potential of neuroplasticity

Published: February, 2012

A physician explores the brain's ability to compensate for injury by recounting his daughter's premature birth and early years.

Dr. Adam Wolfberg, a physician at Tufts Medical Center, specializes in high-risk pregnancies. Many of his patients give birth to premature babies. As a physician, Dr. Wolfberg knows a great deal about neonatal research and clinical care. As a father of a premature infant himself, he also understands the emotional roller coaster parents endure as they try to help a fragile infant reach its full potential.

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