Reductions in blood flow to the brain of sufficient duration and extent lead to stroke, which
results in damage to neuronal networks and the impairment of sensation, movement or …

To maximize the effectiveness of rehabilitative therapies after stroke, it is critical to determine
when the brain is most responsive (ie, plastic) to sensorimotor experience after injury and to …

Animal models suggest that a month of heightened plasticity occurs in the brain after stroke,
accompanied by most of the recovery from impairment. This period of peri-infarct and remote …

The first Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable established a game changing set
of new standards for stroke recovery research. Common language and definitions were …

Chronic impairment of forelimb and digit movement is a common problem after stroke that is
resistant to therapy. Previous studies have demonstrated that enrichment improves …

In the gerbil, brief global forebrain ischemia induces profound habituation and working
memory impairments that stem from delayed hippocampal CA1 death. Short duration …

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is characterized by parenchymal hematoma formation with
surrounding inflammation. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in the …

Global ischemia, in the gerbil, produces profound hippocampal CA1 loss which leads to
functional abnormalities (eg habituation impairment). In experiment 1, gerbils were subjected to …

Background and Purpose— Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in neuronal
survival, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and neuroplasticity. Further, exogenous …

Chronically implanted moveable electrodes were used to map the midbrain and caudal
diencephalon for intracranial self-stimulation in relation to the ascending dopamine systems as …