Evidence from patients has shown that primary somatosensory representations are plastic,
dynamically changing in response to central or peripheral alterations, as well as experience …

Reorganization of the cortex post stroke is dependent not only on the lesion site but also on
remote brain areas that have structural connections with the area damaged by the stroke …

" The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are
interconnected Johns Hopkins neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Compass of …

Rats with unilateral depletion of striatal dopamine (DA) show marked preferential use of the
ipsilateral forelimb. Previous studies have shown that implementation of motor therapy after …

Musician's brains constitute an interesting model for neuroplasticity. Imaging studies
demonstrated that sensorimotor cortical representations are altered in musicians, which was …

Most therapies under development to restore motor function after spinal cord injury (SCI)
assume intact brain motor functions. To examine this assumption, 12 patients with chronic …

Addiction has been a divisive term when applied to various compulsive sexual behaviors
(CSBs), including obsessive use of pornography. Despite a growing acceptance of the …

Use is a major factor driving plasticity of cortical processing and cortical maps. As
demonstrated of blind Braille readers and musicians, long-lasting and exceptional usage of …

As a model for use‐dependent plasticity, the brains of professional musicians have been
extensively studied to examine structural and functional adaptation to unique requirements …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the mechanisms of disuse-induced plasticity following long-term
limb immobilization. METHODS: We studied 9 subjects, who underwent left upper limb …