《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (7): 801-804.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2019.07.012

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Advance in Neural Plasticity of Cerebral Motor Cortex for Upper-limb Amputee (review)

HAO Ying1, GUO Feng2   

  1. 1.Department of Postgraduates; b. College of Human Kinesiology, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110102, China
    2.Department of Postgraduates; b. College of Human Kinesiology, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110102, China
  • Received:2018-11-14 Revised:2019-02-03 Published:2019-07-25 Online:2019-07-23
  • Contact: GUO Feng E-mail:guofeng_first@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31701043), Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 20180550169), Liaoning Bai-Qian-Wan Talents Program, Subtopics of Ministry of Science and Technology National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2018YFF0300502)

Abstract: Nerve conduction block, proprioceptive loss and phantom limb pain after amputation may result in brain plasticity. In addition, the mirror neuron system of amputees plays an important role in their learning ability. However, there are few studies on adaptability of the motor cortex in upper limb amputees, and the central mechanism of motor control and learning of the residual limb or prosthesis needs more studies.

Key words: upper-limb amputation, brain, motor cortex, neural plasticity, review

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