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    Why Can Severed Axons in the Periphery Regenerate and Reinnervate
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Why Can Severed Axons in the Periphery Regenerate and Reinnervate

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Why can severed axons in the periphery regenerate and reinnervate muscle, but severed axons in the brain or spinal cord rarely or never innervate their appropriate target? Why might humans have not evolved a way to regenerate CNS connections?

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