Anatomical changes in the somatosensory system after large sensory loss predict strategies to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury

摘要

Among cases of spinal cord injury are injuries involving the dorsal column in the cervical spinal cord that interrupt the major cutaneous afferents from the hand to the cuneate nucleus(Cu)in the brainstem.Deprivation of touch and proprioceptive inputs consequently impair skilled hand use.