Since the publication of our article [1] it has come to our attention that our Discussion inadvertently includes some sentences taken from the following articles by DeVries et al.[2] and Bouet et al. [3] without appropriate citation, using quotation marks:DeVries AC, Nelson RJ, Traystman RJ, Hurn PD: Cognitive and behavioural assessment in experimental stroke research: will it prove useful?Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2001, 25:325–342.Bouet V, Boulouard M, Toutain J, Divoux D, Bernaudin M, Schumann-Bard P, Freret T: The adhesive removal test: a sensitive method to assess sensorimotor deficits in mice.Nat Protoc 2009, 4:1560–1564.The authors apologize sincerely for this oversight.