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SUBMITTER: Wahl AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5662731 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wahl A S AS Büchler U U Brändli A A Brattoli B B Musall S S Kasper H H Ineichen B V BV Helmchen F F Ommer B B Schwab M E ME
Nature communications 20171030 1
Current neuromodulatory strategies to enhance motor recovery after stroke often target large brain areas non-specifically and without sufficient understanding of their interaction with internal repair mechanisms. Here we developed a novel therapeutic approach by specifically activating corticospinal circuitry using optogenetics after large strokes in rats. Similar to a neuronal growth-promoting immunotherapy, optogenetic stimulation together with intense, scheduled rehabilitation leads to the re ...[more]