Abstract
This scientific commentary refers to 'Structural brain networks and functional motor outcome after stroke -a prospective cohort study', by Schlemm et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaa001) in Brain Communications and 'Brain responsivity provides an individual readout for motor recovery after stroke' by Tscherpel et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa127) in Brain.