This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Aerobic exercise (AEX) was shown to improve walking ability in long-term stroke survivors with residual hemiparesis [1]. We hypothesize that improvement in gait is caused by plastic reorganization at the level of the central nervous system, esp. in brain structures involved in locomotion. This hypothesis will be tested by measuring brain activation patterns before and after AEX intervention. Brain activation will be recorded by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We propose a pilot study to investigate AEX-induced changes in brain activation as a measure of cerebral reorganization in long-term stroke survivors.
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