Abstract
Here we use a multi-level approach to investigate complementary aspects of brain plasticity after stroke. We combined wide field microscopy and optogenetics to dissect meso-scale cortical functionality, and investigated synaptic plasticity with multi-photon microscopy. A further study on the effects of robotic rehabilitation after stroke is ensuing within this framework of multiple imaging techniques aimed at dissecting different aspects of brain plasticity in vivo.
© 2016 Optical Society of America
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