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The image shows the sensory nerve terminals (orange) of a muscle spindle.

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·December 18, 2014·2 min read

Trigger Mechanism for Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury Revealed

New research could contribute to designing new treatment options for spinal cord injuries.

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·November 18, 2014·5 min read

Breakthrough Offers Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Patients to Breathe on Their Own Again

A new procedure could restore function to muscles involved in breathing control for paralyzed patients.

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·November 7, 2014·4 min read

Striking the Cord: Optical Control of Motor Functions

Researchers develop a highly flexible neural probe, created from polymers, which can both record and optically stimulate neural activity in the spinal cord of mice.

The image shows graphs of forelimb velocity over time.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·May 1, 2014·7 min read

Studies Identify Spinal Cord Neurons that Control Skilled Limb Movement

Researchers identify two types of neurons which enable the spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement.

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·February 26, 2014·2 min read

Mysterious Polio Like Illness Found in Between 20 to 25 California Children

Researchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a group of five California based children over a one year period.

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·February 25, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Generate New Neurons in Brains, Spinal Cords of Living Adult Mammals

Researchers reprogram astrocytes to become functional neurons in living mammals.

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·January 9, 2014·3 min read

Spinal Cord Findings Could Help Explain Origins of Limb Control

Researchers find differential control of an animal's musculature is already in place in the spinal networks of simple fish.

This image is a neuron cell diagram, cropped to show oligodendrocyte and myelin sheath.

Featured Neurology

·September 23, 2013·3 min read

Breakthrough Offers First Direct Measurement of Spinal Cord Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers have developed a new, non invasive, imaging tool that can visualize myelin damage in patients with MS.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 30, 2013·2 min read

Different Neuronal Groups Govern Right-Left Alternation When Walking

Researchers identify neuronal circuits in the spinal cord of mice which control the ability to produce alternating movements of the legs during walking.

A man is standing with the help of a walker in front of a tower of electronics as a woman sits nearby.

Electrophysiology Featured Neurology

·February 5, 2013·5 min read

Reflex Control Could Improve Walking After Incomplete Spinal Injuries

A training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injuries. During training, the participants were instructed to suppress a knee jerk-like reflex elicited by a small shock to the leg. Those able to calm hyperactive reflexes saw improvements in their walking.

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·January 24, 2013·3 min read

Doctors Perform First FDA Approved Schwann Cell Transplant in Patient with New Spinal Cord Injury

Doctors performed the first-ever FDA approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord injury. The procedure is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transplanting the patient’s own Schwann cells.

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·January 21, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Turn One Form of Neuron into Another in the Brain

A new finding turns one of the basics of neurobiology on its head, demonstrating that it is possible to turn one type of already differentiated neuron into another within the brain.

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spinal cord

Trigger Mechanism for Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury Revealed

Breakthrough Offers Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Patients to Breathe on Their Own Again

Striking the Cord: Optical Control of Motor Functions

Studies Identify Spinal Cord Neurons that Control Skilled Limb Movement

Mysterious Polio Like Illness Found in Between 20 to 25 California Children

Researchers Generate New Neurons in Brains, Spinal Cords of Living Adult Mammals

Spinal Cord Findings Could Help Explain Origins of Limb Control

Breakthrough Offers First Direct Measurement of Spinal Cord Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis

Different Neuronal Groups Govern Right-Left Alternation When Walking

Reflex Control Could Improve Walking After Incomplete Spinal Injuries

Doctors Perform First FDA Approved Schwann Cell Transplant in Patient with New Spinal Cord Injury

Researchers Turn One Form of Neuron into Another in the Brain

Neural Chip Powers Adaptive DBS for Depression

Genetic Blueprint of Personality Revealed

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