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SUBMITTER: Hays SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5206764 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hays Seth A SA Ruiz Andrea A Bethea Thelma T Khodaparast Navid N Carmel Jason B JB Rennaker Robert L RL Kilgard Michael P MP
Neurobiology of aging 20160407
Advanced age is associated with a higher incidence of stroke and worse functional outcomes. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitative training has emerged as a potential method to improve recovery after brain injury but to date has only been evaluated in young rats. Here, we evaluated whether VNS paired with rehabilitative training would improve recovery of forelimb function after ischemic lesion of the motor cortex in rats 18 months of age. Rats were trained to perform the isomet ...[more]