What kind of motor learning paradigm should be applied
to promote recovery after stroke? Motor adaptation
in healthy subjects is learned rapidly and the after-effects
are transient, which could limit its use in inducing permanent
behavioral improvements desired in patients. In a
force fieldadaptation reachingstudy in hemiparetic stroke
patients, after-effects lasted for only 30 to 60 movements
after approximately 600 movements of training (Patton
et al., 2006). Nevertheless