How is the brain influenced by changes that occur at the body's periphery? Contrary to the classical view of a predetermined neural wiring pattern, the motor system shows considerable plasticity. In human amputees, the...
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How is the brain influenced by changes that occur at the body's periphery? Contrary to the classical view of a predetermined neural wiring pattern, the motor system shows considerable plasticity. In human amputees, the representation of muscles unaffected by the amputation invades the regions of the sensorimotor cortex previously dedicated to the amputated segment. Patients who have undergone transplantation of an upper limb following amputation provide the opportunity to investigate the reversibility of cortical organization after peripheral injury. This was the case of C.D., a patient who underwent a bilateral hand graft performed by Professor J-M Dubernard and his team in Lyon (France) in January 2000.
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