Spinal cord circuitry, not the brain, controls reflexes for smooth movements, as revealed in a study. This could pave the way for newer neurological disorder therapies. An intriguing question has ...

According to Dr Muttha, the cervical spine is key for mobility and neurological function, so loss of neck movement can indicate a spinal cord injury. "If the spinal cord is injured, nerve signals that ...

Researchers have identified two types of neurons that enable the spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement. The first is a group of excitatory interneurons that are needed to make accurate and ...

A brain wave decoder is figuring out how people think about moving The decoder interprets brain waves generated by people thinking of movement Through the decoder, those thoughts prompted lower leg ...

Your spinal cord is a glistening white bundle of nerves, which runs from your brain down a canal in your backbone. It's roughly 40cm long and about as wide as your thumb for most of its length.

Gert-Jan Oskam was living in China in 2011 when he was in a motorcycle incident that left him paralysed from the hips down. Now, with a combination of devices, scientists have given him control over ...

Like a slender, fragile vine made of highly sensitive tissue and a billion neurons, your spinal cord is like a living ...

Recent advancements in biomedical engineering have achieved a remarkable breakthrough: rats with spinal cord injuries have regained movement thanks to 3D-printed scaffolds. These innovative scaffolds ...

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore ...

Tel Aviv: Israel is preparing to perform the world's first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient's own cells, a medical breakthrough that could allow paralysed patients to stand and walk ...