Cortical plasticity [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Cortical plasticity ======

Cortical [[plasticity]] is a finely regulated process that allows the [[central nervous system]] (CNS) to change in response to internal and external stimuli. While these modifications occur throughout normal brain development, interestingly, they are also elicited after [[peripheral nerve injury]] and [[peripheral nerve surgery]]. 
Baldassarre et al. in an article provide an overview of the principal mechanisms of synaptic, neuronal, cortical, and subcortical [[neuroplasticity]], with special attention to cortical and subcortical modifications-as suggested by modern neuroimaging techniques-after peripheral nerve surgery. The main nerve transfer techniques for the superior extremities and their effect on cortical plasticity are also described
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