Experts believe that brain stimulation affects changes in the brain that occur after stroke.
Stimulating areas of the brain responsible for controlling movements, can improve the recovery process after a stroke, say researchers from Stanford University, USA.
The researchers conducted animal experiments, in which after the stroke was carried out by stimulation of neurons ontogeneticheskie way, sending light into the cortical area of the brain responsible for motor skills and voluntary movements.
After seven days of stimulation, the rodents felt better and started to move, unlike the animals from groups that do not stimulation were performed. 10 days after stimulation, the animals continued to move as fast.
Experts believe that brain stimulation affects changes in the brain that occur after stroke. They found high levels of chemicals associated with the formation of new connections between brain cells.
Lead researcher Professor Gary Steinberg said that this method can serve as additional time for which the person can provide medical care and medication, protecting brain cells from damage, because in normal conditions this period is very short. However, it is possible that a similar method will also be useful in therapy during the recovery period after a stroke, researchers believe.
