The brain’s capacity to change is one of the most well-documented principles in modern neuroscience. Every time the nervous system processes a signal in a new pattern, the physical structure of the connections involved is modified. This is neuroplasticity, and it is the foundation on which Functional Neurology is built.
Dr. Silver completed a 300-hour post-graduate program in clinical neuroscience through the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies, earning the DACNB, the Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. He then completed a three-year functional neurology residency at Imagine X in Santa Barbara under Dr. Adam Harcourt, gaining extensive clinical experience treating migraine, concussion, dizziness, neuropathy, and chronic pain. That training informs every examination and every rehabilitation protocol he designs.
The discipline works by first mapping where a patient’s nervous system has broken down. That mapping happens through detailed neurological examination, including eye movement testing, balance assessment, cerebellar function testing, reflexes, and sensory processing. The goal is to identify which circuits are underperforming and why. The rehabilitation that follows is built around those specific findings: precise inputs delivered to the right pathways, in the right sequence, to drive the neuroplastic changes that reduce symptoms and restore function.
Specificity is what makes this work clinically meaningful. Dr. Silver’s examination process tells him exactly which pathways to target, and his rehabilitation protocols are designed to use that information fully.