Identification and selective stimulation of motor recovery-related functional networks after experimental stroke (C01)

• Subject Area: Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 431549029

At the interface between cell biology and systems neuroscience, Project C01 aims at gaining mechanistic insights into spontaneous motor recovery after stroke and the effects of focal brain stimulation through transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in a photothrombosis mouse model. This translationally oriented project combines information at the molecular, cellular, and network level to differentiate predictors of good versus poor motor recovery and associations with the response to tDCS.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1451: Key mechanisms of motor control in health and disease
• Applicant Institution: Universität zu Köln
• Project Heads: Dr. Markus Aswendt; Professorin Dr. Maria Adele Rüger; Professor Dr. Michael Schroeter