Why repeat the same research report?
Someone should make a hypothesis of what sensory stimulation on humans would be equivalent(face, hands,genitals?) to a whisker on a rat. This would be so easy to implement and run research on.
http://nro.sagepub.com/content/19/3/313.abstract?etoc
Abstract
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of
death in the United States and the leading cause of long-term
disability. Ischemic stroke,
due to an interruption in blood supply, is
particularly prevalent; 87% of all strokes are ischemic. Unfortunately,
current
options for acute treatment are extremely limited
and there is a great need for new treatment strategies. This review will
discuss evidence that mild sensory stimulation can
completely protect the jeopardized brain from an impending stroke in a
rodent model. When delivered within the first 2
hours following ischemic onset, this stimulation results in complete
protection,
including a full reestablishment of cortical
function, sensorimotor capabilities, and blood flow. Identical
stimulation, however,
initiated 3 hours following ischemic onset, results
in an increase in damage compared with untreated animals. The
protective
effect is not specific to a single sensory
modality, anesthesia, or age, and increasing evoked cortical activity by
increasing
stimulation accelerates recovery. Taken together,
these findings demonstrate that cortical activity is a critical factor
for
protection and suggest a new, exciting potential
avenue for the development of acute stroke treatment strategies that may
produce a noninvasive, drug-free, equipment-free,
and side effect–free means of protecting from ischemic stroke.
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