Purpose This paper reviews 10 principles of experience-dependent neural plasticity and
considerations in applying them to the damaged brain. Method Neuroscience research …

Stroke is a common cause of permanent disability accompanied by devastating impairments
for which there is a pressing need for effective treatment. Motor, sensory and cognitive …

Objective: Motor recovery after stroke depends on the integrity of ipsilesional motor circuits
and interactions between the ipsilesional and contralesional hemispheres. In this sham …

Stroke is a leading cause of adult motor disability. Despite recent progress, recovery of
motor function after stroke is usually incomplete. This double blind, Sham-controlled …

Background Motor impairment resulting from chronic stroke can have extensive physical,
psychological, financial, and social implications despite available neurorehabilitative …

Rodent stroke models provide the experimental backbone for the in vivo determination of the
mechanisms of cell death and neural repair, and for the initial testing of neuroprotective …

An account of the neurobiology of motor recovery in the arm and hand after stroke by two
experts in the field. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults and recovery is often …

Therapies for motor recovery after stroke or traumatic brain injury are still not satisfactory. To
date the best approach seems to be the intensive physical therapy. However the results are …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) is an emerging technique of noninvasive
brain stimulation that has been found useful in examining cortical function in healthy …

With the contribution from more than one hundred CNS neurotrauma experts, this book
provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account on the latest developments in the area of …