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Representation of multiple body parts in the missing-hand territory of congenital one-handers

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Individuals born without one hand (congenital one-handers) provide a unique model for understanding the relationship between focal reorganization in the sensorimotor cortex and everyday behavior. We previously reported that the missing hand's territory of one-handers becomes utilized by its cortical neighbor (residual arm representation), depending on residual arm usage in daily life to substitute for the missing hand's function [1, 2]. However, the repertoire of compensatory behaviors may in...

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Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.053

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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Author
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Makin, TR
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Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (104128/Z/14/Z
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Makin, TR
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Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (104128/Z/14/Z
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Emir, U
Johansen-Berg, H
Makin, TR
Grant:
097813/Z/11/Z
Principal Research Fellowship (110027/Z/15/Z
Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (104128/Z/14/Z
Publisher:
Cell Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Current Biology Journal website
Volume:
27
Issue:
9
Pages:
1350-1355
Publication date:
2017-04-20
Acceptance date:
2017-03-22
DOI:
EISSN:
1879-0445
ISSN:
0960-9822
Pmid:
28434861
Language:
English
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pubs:691182
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uuid:946d882e-4b49-46ec-a859-2c8b10cc276d
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pubs:691182
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691182
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2017-08-31

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