AAV5::Neurod1 or AAV5::Cre control was injected into the injured cortex of Cre-conditional reporter mice (R26R-YFP or R26R-tdTomato) on post-stroke day 7 (PSD7) (Figure 1a,b), a time that reflects the subacute phase of injury. This evidence concerns the gene NEUROD1 and stroke disorder.