CONCLUSION
stroke, upper limb motor impairments
STROKE
In conclusion, this is an inaugural study that uses task‐based fMRI to investigate the neural mechanism of MIT in stroke patients with moderate to severe upper limb motor impairments. This work expands our understanding of the effects of MIT on brain reorganization both at the activation and brain network levels. Besides, our findings demonstrate that MIT can decrease overaction at both hemispheres and reorganize the motor network within the ipsilesional hemisphere, thereby promoting upper limb motor function during stroke recovery.