Stroke Damage (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Stroke Damage

Caption

Stroke damage (white circle) can destroy the communication channels within the brain. This depiction of stretches of fibers show that the damage can also affect fibers between the hemispheres (red) which whither in the course of the illness, thus impeding the exchange of information between the hemispheres.

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MPI for Neurological Research

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