>> I was wondering if any netters knew of good models to
>> investigate neuronal plasticity in humans.
>>
>How about recovery of function following injury or reconstructive surgery.
>Llinas' group had a PNAS article in the last year showing long term
>somatotopic reorganization following surgical repair of syndactyly. Of
>course it wouldn't be easy to study the immediate effects.
Ramachandran gave an interesting talk here a few months back on a
somewhat related topic - his studies of phantom limbs in human amputees and
their relation to expansion of topographic maps in somatosensory cortex.
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Elliot D. Menschik Neuroscience Graduate Group
menschik at eniac.seas.upenn.edu School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
