Stroke is an important cause of neurological morbidity in children; most survivors have
permanent neurological deficits that affect the remainder of their life. Stroke in childhood, the …

Neurological insults, such as congenital blindness, deafness, amputation, and stroke, often
result in surprising and impressive behavioural changes. Cortical reorganisation, which …

The mature human brain is lateralized for language, with the left hemisphere (LH) primarily
responsible for sentence processing and the right hemisphere (RH) primarily responsible for …

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the
landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy …

Background Aphasia affects 1/3 of stroke patients with improvements noted only in some of
them. The goal of this exploratory study was to provide preliminary evidence regarding …

This fMRI study investigated the development of language lateralization in left-and
righthanded children between 5 and 18years of age. Twenty-seven left-handed children (17 …

Stroke victims tend to prioritize speaking, writing, and walking as the three most important
rehabilitation goals. Of note is that two of these goals involve communication. This …

Purpose: Several adult studies have documented the importance of the peri-stroke areas to
aphasia recovery. But, studies examining the differences in patterns of cortical participation …

A term neonate is born with the ability to suck; this neuronal network is already formed and
functional by 28 weeks gestational age and continues to evolve into adulthood. Because of …

What happens once a cortical territory becomes functionally redundant? We studied
changes in brain function and behavior for the remaining hand in humans (male and female) …