Skilled Bimanual Training Drives Motor Cortex Plasticity in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Conclusions. These findings uncover a dichotomy of plasticity: the unstructured practice group improved hand function but did not show changes in motor maps. Skill training is important for driving motor cortex plasticity in children with USCP.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - September 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Friel, K. M., Kuo, H.-C., Fuller, J., Ferre, C. L., Brandao, M., Carmel, J. B., Bleyenheuft, Y., Gowatsky, J. L., Stanford, A. D., Rowny, S. B., Luber, B., Bassi, B., Murphy, D. L. K., Lisanby, S. H., Gordon, A. M. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research