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·June 14, 2018·3 min read

Gene Therapy Restores Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury: Rat Study

Researchers have successfully restored hand function and motor skills in rats who suffered paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury.

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·April 30, 2018·3 min read

Immediate Restoration of Voluntary Movement with Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in Two Patients with Paraplegia

Researchers report they have successfully and immediately restored volitional movement in two paralyzed people with the help of spinal cord stimulation. Additionally, the stimulation helped to reduce hypotension in the patients.

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·April 26, 2018·7 min read

Noninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of Hands

A new, non invasive spinal stimulation method has helped restore movement to hands of paralyzed patients, researchers report.

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·April 10, 2018·5 min read

Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again

Researchers have successfully induced the sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man, with the help of a tiny array of electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex.

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·December 5, 2017·2 min read

Developing a Neurochip to Replace Damaged Brain Areas

Lobachevsky University researchers are developing a neurochip that could be used to replace damaged areas of the brain. Researchers report initial experiments have been successful in using this neurotechnology to transmit signals from artificial to real neurons.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Amputees Can Learn to Control a Robotic Arm with Their Minds

Researchers report amputees are able to control a robotic arm with help of brain implants and BMI technology. The study details how brain areas that control both the intact arm and amputated limb can create new connections and learn to control the robotic arm, even years following the loss of a limb.

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·October 30, 2017·2 min read

Virtual Reality Reduces Phantom Pain in Paraplegics

Researchers use virtual reality technology to help generate an alternative body illusion and relieve phantom body pains in paraplegic patients.

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·September 8, 2017·3 min read

Polio-Like Disease in Children

A new study reviews the cases of two children who presented polio-like symptoms in Germany during the summer of 2016. Similar cases have been reported in the US and numerous other countries over the past few years.

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·July 23, 2017·5 min read

The Neural Codes for Body Movements

Researchers uncover how the posterior parietal cortex encodes and organizes information about body movement.

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·June 30, 2017·4 min read

Who Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?

As brain controlled robots and neuroprosthetics are rapidly growing in popularity, researchers impress the need to create guidelines to help insure safe and beneficial use of brain machine interactions.