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How hard is the CNS hardware?

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A study in this issue reveals gene expression differences between neurons that do, and those that do not, show recovery-associated growth after stroke. The differentially expressed genes may provide potential therapeutic targets.

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Figure 1: Growth-associated genes are upregulated in sprouting cortical neurons after stroke.

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