The study showed that eight weeks after a stroke had occurred in the forelimb sensory cortex of a mouse, the'surviving'portion was able to promptly relay enhanced sensory signals to the motor cortex, which resulted in the remapping of sensory function.
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The cross-connectivity between areas that are normally segregated in the sensory cortex may prevent normal sensorimotor feedback and so contribute to the observed co-contraction of antagonist muscle groups, and inappropriately timed and sequenced movements that underlie the symptoms of focal dystonia.
