Brain reorganization supports recovery of function in hand transplant recipients

(University of Missouri-Columbia) When a person loses a hand, nerves that control sensation and movement are severed. This trauma deprives sensory and movement areas of the brain of stimulation, causing them to reorganize their functions. Researchers at the University of Missouri, reports that higher-level regions of the brain may compensate for reorganizational changes in brain areas responsible for hand sensation and movement. The scientists received a $1.7 million DOD grant to further study the results.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news