In order to prevent the wound healing, workers will stimulate it now and again. They also put a 10-kilogram iron vest on the bears to prevent them from tearing away the catheters.
He said: 'Gliosis is thought to be the brain equivalent of wound healing and is typically seen in conditions of neuronal injury, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis.
A wide range of behaviors fit this description, including cutting, burning and carving of the skin to breaking bones, preventing wound healing and sticking yourself with pins and needles.
And doctors are already experimenting with ways of using tactile cues to improve wound healing and regeneration.
Gene analysis indicates it also affects the expression of genes involved in wound healing.
