"Paralympic Brain". Compensation and Reorganization of a Damaged Human Brain with Intensive Physical Training

• Main Authors: Kimitaka Nakazawa (Author), Hiroki Obata (Author), Daichi Nozaki (Author), Shintaro Uehara (Author), Pablo Celnik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The main aim of the study was to evaluate how the brain of a Paralympic athlete with severe disability due to cerebral palsy has reorganized after continuous training geared to enhance performance. Both corticospinal excitability of upper-limb muscles and electromyographic activity during swimming w...