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Science 21 June 1996:
Vol. 272. no. 5269, pp. 1717 - 0
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The existence and extent of functional neuronal plasticity is especially important in cases of stroke. In humans, recovery of motor abilities after a stroke is gradual and usually incomplete. Nudo et al. (p. 1791; see the Perspective by Freund, p. 1754) examined the effects of rehabilitative training on the recovery of finger dexterity in monkeys experimentally subjected to focal infarcts in the hand area of the motor cortex. Training (as opposed to no training) in tasks requiring manual skill promotes reorganization of the undamaged part of the motor cortex as well as recovery of skilled hand use.




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