Functional and anatomical representation in the brain for motor recovery

脑损伤后，恢复脑功能的内在能力，特别是执行运动行为的能力，是非常有限的。了解运动恢复的神经机制可能有助于治疗或康复的发展。在这项研究中，我们进行了脑功能成像在中风患者和运动功能障碍恢复的动物模型，并确定了几个脑区，表现出损伤后的功能变化。这些发现可能会揭示运动恢复的治疗模型。

After brain injury, an intrinsic ability to recover brain function, particularly for executing motor behaviors, is quite limited. Understanding the neural mechanism of motor recovery may facilitate development of therapeutics or rehabilitation. In this study, we performed the functional brain imaging in stroke patients and in an animal model of motor dysfunction-recovery, and identified several brain regions which showed functional changes after injury. These findings may shed light on a therapeutic model of motor recovery.