Sensory Deprivation for Stroke Recovery (VIDEO) Washington University School of Medicine This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption Researchers helped mice recover faster from stroke by clipping their whiskers (as shown in video). This temporarily shuts off neural signaling between the whiskers -- an important sensory organ for mice -- and the brain, opening up a vacant space in the brain and making it more receptive to rewiring. Temporary sensory deprivation potentially could aid recovery for stroke patients, according to senior author Jin-Moo Lee, Md., PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Credit Mark Hallett Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.