(Press-News.org) Combining non-invasive brain stimulation and robotic rehabilitation improves motor recovery in mouse stroke model
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Article title: Combining gamma neuromodulation and robotic rehabilitation after a stroke restores parvalbumin interneuron dynamics and improves motor recovery in mice
Author countries: Italy, Switzerland
Funding: The study was funded by: Regione Toscana, PERSONA project, bando Salute 2018, https://www.regione.toscana.it/-/bando-ricerca-salute-2018, SM; H2020 EXCELLENT SCIENCE-European Research Council (ERC) under grant agreement 692943, https://cordis.europa.eu/programme/id/H2020-EU.1.1., MC; Regione Toscana, NIMBLE project (20RSVP), bando Salute 2018, https://www.regione.toscana.it/-/bando-ricerca-salute-2018, (ALAM); THE Tuscany Health Ecosystem ECS_00000017 MUR_ PNRR, https://www.mur.gov.it/it/pnrr/missione-istruzione-e-ricerca, ALAM; Grant Fondazione Baroni 2021, https://fondazionebaroni.it/bandi/, CS. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Combining non-invasive brain stimulation and robotic rehabilitation improves motor recovery in mouse stroke model
2025-10-14
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