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Photo shows Ian Burkhart playing a video game with his functional hand.

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·April 13, 2016·7 min read

Brain Implant Gives Paralyzed Man Functional Control of Arm

Researchers report a paralyzed man has been able to regain functional control of his hand with the help of a brain implant that works with new software.

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·April 12, 2016·5 min read

Immune System Proteins Responsible for Fine Tuning and Reducing Motor Control

Researchers discover proteins that play an important role in the immune system may be responsible for fine tuning motor control during development and reducing motor function as we age.

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·April 11, 2016·4 min read

New Strategy to Treat Central Nervous System Injury

Researchers report the gene that encodes Ryk enhances the ability to remodel neural circuits and recover fine motor control following spinal cord injury.

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·March 28, 2016·3 min read

Stem Cells Help Regenerate Lost Tissue Following Corticospinal Injury

A new study reports researchers have successfully directed stem cell derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue following corticospinal injury in rats.

Image of a prosthetic arm holding a ball.

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·October 26, 2015·4 min read

Step Closer to Prosthetic Limbs That Recreate Sense of Touch

Researchers are one step closer to developing a prosthetic arm that can recreate a sense of touch through a direct brain interface.

This shows nematode worms in different positions.

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·August 23, 2015·4 min read

Wriggling Worms May Give Insight into Human Movement

A pioneering tool is set to investigate how a worm's brain controls its movements, researchers say.

This image shows a schematic of the major fiber pathways through the basal ganglia.

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·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Visualize Critical Part of Basal Ganglia Pathways

Researchers use neuroimaging technology to visualize the pathways that connect the different areas of the basal ganglia. The research could lead to new tracking of disease progression in Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.