Dynamically functional reorganization in somatosensory cortex induced by the contralateral peripheral nerve transfer to an injured arm

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Lou, Li ^a   Gu, Yu Dong ^b   Shou, Tian De ^a  

^a Institute of Genetics   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional reorganization; Nerve transfer; Neuronal plasticity; Peripheral nerve; Sensory cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645788565     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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