Deprivation-related and use-dependent plasticity go hand in hand

Arm-amputation involves two powerful drivers for brain plasticity—sensory deprivation and altered use. However, research has largely focused on sensory deprivation and maladaptive change. Here we show that adaptive patterns of limb usage after amputation drive cortical plasticity. We report that ind...

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Main Authors: Tamar R Makin, Alona O Cramer, Jan Scholz, Avital Hahamy, David Henderson Slater, Irene Tracey, Heidi Johansen-Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/01273