Neural activity and facilitated recovery by training after CNS injury: Implications for rehabilitation

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 92-103

  Dunlop, Sarah A ^a   Steeves, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Functional recovery; Neural activity; Plasticity; Spinal cord injury; Training

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SMELLING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037352741     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/C8CQ-KTB2-9QJX-C4GX     Document Type: Review

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