Adaptive Neuroplastic Responses in Early and Late Hemispherectomized Monkeys

Figure 5

Thermal sensitivity: thermal sensitivity was tested in the infant-lesioned subjects at 3 years of age. The ipsilateral side of the body acts as a control for normal response to thermal stimuli and, as stated earlier, did not show any paretic movements. Withdrawal times were significantly longer for the contralateral (paretic side) than for the ipsilateral (nonparetic) limb (a and b). The contralateral lower limb tended to have higher response rates than upper limb to thermal sensitivity (c and d). Withdrawal response rates did not differ between upper and lower ipsilateral limbs. *𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001.

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