“We’ve long known that if you damage a peripheral nerve, the brain changes,” Meyers said. “We’ve long known that if you damage a peripheral nerve, the brain changes. Further, there is no magic window during which therapy must occur as long as the peripheral nerve has already reconnected. “Treating the brain is a fundamentally new way to approach peripheral nerve damage and restore function,” Hays said. Meyers added: “Central nervous system therapy is largely an unexplored area in the context of addressing nerve damage.