Sensory Deprivation for Stroke Recovery (VIDEO)
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Researchers helped mice recover faster from stroke by clipping their whiskers (as shown in video). This temporarily shuts off neural signaling between the whiskers -- an important sensory organ for mice -- and the brain, opening up a vacant space in the brain and making it more receptive to rewiring. Temporary sensory deprivation potentially could aid recovery for stroke patients, according to senior author Jin-Moo Lee, Md., PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Mark Hallett
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