Functional reorganization in the adult brain.
In this issue of Neuron, O'Shea et al. demonstrate that a network of cortical areas compensates for function when the left dorsal premotor area is disrupted by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and that these compensatory changes are not just functionally specific but are anatomically specific as well.
Chouinard
Philippe A
PA
CIHR Group on Action and Perception, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. pchouin@uwo.ca
Goodale
Melvyn A
MA
D006801:Humans; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation