Stroke is a leading cause of acquired, permanent disability worldwide. Although the
treatment of acute stroke has been improved considerably, the majority of patients to date …

After a century of false hopes, recent studies have placed the concept of diaschisis at the
centre of the understanding of brain function. Originally, the term 'diaschisis' was coined by …

After focal damage, cerebral networks reorganise their structural and functional anatomy to
compensate for both the lesion itself and remote effects. Novel developments in the analysis …

The role of left and right hemisphere brain regions in language recovery after stroke-induced
aphasia remains controversial. Here, we summarize how neuroimaging studies increase the …

The motor system comprises a network of cortical and subcortical areas interacting via
excitatory and inhibitory circuits, thereby governing motor behaviour. The balance within the …

The brain has an intrinsic capacity to compensate for structural damage through
reorganizing of surviving networks. These processes are fundamental for recovery of …

Over the past two decades, several functional neuroimaging experiments demonstrated
changes in neural activity in stroke patients with motor deficits. Conclusions from single …

Neuroscience has a long history of inferring brain function by examining the relationship
between brain injury and subsequent behavioral impairments. The primary advantage of this …

Functional neuroimaging studies frequently demonstrated that stroke patients show bilateral
activity in motor and premotor areas during movements of the paretic hand in contrast to a …

Stroke causes a sudden disruption of physiological brain function which leads to
impairments of functional brain networks involved in voluntary movements. In some cases …