Explain the repair mechanisms of brain

Scientists are just beginning to understand how these innate repair mechanisms might be harnessed to treat disease. On leading edge of this research are so-called "bound limb" strategies for recovering from a stroke which has caused paralysis or weakness on one side of the body, in which doctors immobilize the unweakened arm or leg to force use of the weakened limb. Devices which re-create the mechanics of walking are used to promote recovery from spinal cord injury. Both of these approaches seek to induce a reorganization of neural systems in order to compensate for damaged nerve connections.