The brain undergoes specific functional reorganization after a hemispherectomy
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Clinical and neuroimaging studies consistently demonstrate that the human brain undergoes substantial, specific functional reorganization within the remaining hemisphere following a hemispherectomy.
Evidence for · 4
Differential functional reorganization of ventral and dorsal visual pathways following childhood hemispherectomy
2023 · cited by 15
Demonstrates that ventral and dorsal visual pathways undergo differential functional reorganization following childhood hemispherectomy.
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Differential functional reorganization of ventral and dorsal visual pathways following childhood hemispherectomy
2023 · cited by 3
Shows that visual pathways reorganize to the contralateral hemisphere after hemispherectomy, with the ventral pathway displaying greater plasticity than the dorsal pathway.
Modeling brain reorganization after hemispherectomy
2020 · cited by 3
Explains that brain reorganization after hemispherectomy represents a remarkable example of large-scale plasticity where the remaining hemisphere assumes processing burdens.
Functional recovery and neuroplasticity post-hemispherectomy in humans.
2026 · cited by 1
Synthesizes evidence showing that post-hemispherectomy functional recovery relies on alternative pathways and cortical recruitment across sensory, motor, and linguistic domains.