This week, BlazerCast features a rehabilitation therapy developed by a UAB neuroscientist which produces changes in the structure of the brain, the first evidence of actual brain remodeling resulting from a rehabilitation therapy.
In findings presented online in Stroke, a Journal of the American Heart Association, sophisticated analysis of MRI images of stroke patients showed that Constraint Induced therapy produced a significant increase in the amount of gray matter present in the brains of patients receiving the therapy.
Remodeling the Brain
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April 22, 2008
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Inside the Inaugural ‘Mike’ Wilson LectureAs the second annual ‘Mike’ Wilson Lecture approaches on October 23, 2026, CAS News looks back at the inaugural event in the series. Hosted each fall by the Department of Sociology, the lecture is made possible through a generous gift from its namesake. -
UAB’s Henry Panion III to conduct, arrange for Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” 50th anniversary tourPanion will once again serve as conductor and arranger for Wonder as the longtime collaborators embark on a 10-country European and United States tour celebrating 50 years of one of the most acclaimed albums in popular music history. -
Fall performances by the UAB Department of MusicThe UAB Department of Music presents recitals and concerts by students, faculty and guest artists each fall and spring semester, most of them free and open to the public.