Exercise for stroke patients' brains

(University of Southern California) The researchers found that while the typical brain responded to the visual stimulus with activity in cortical motor regions that are generally activated when we watch others perform actions, in the stroke-affected brain, activity was strongest in these regions of the damaged hemisphere, and strongest when stroke patients viewed actions they would have the most difficulty performing.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news