Locomotion is a complex motor act that, to a large degree, is controlled by neuronal circuits in the spinal cord. Using a systems neuroscience approach in several model systems of non-limbed and ...

Spinal cord injuries affect an estimated 15 to 20 million people worldwide, often causing lasting impairments in movement, ...

Propriospinal neurons, whose axons never leave the spinal cord, aid in recovery after spinal cord injury—even when all axons from the brain have been damaged (pages 69–74). There are no proven ...

Spinal cord injuries affect an estimated 15 to 20 million people worldwide, often causing lasting impairments in movement, ...

A breakthrough from the University of Cambridge is offering new hope for one of medicine’s most stubborn challenges: repairing damage to the brain and spinal cord. By growing miniature connected brain ...

Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps. Researchers developed the tiny walking 'spinobots,' powered by rat muscle and spinal ...

Acute compression of the spinal cord is a devastating but treatable disorder. Diseases that cause acute spinal cord compression constitute a special category because they originate in the spinal ...

Image of a bio-bot The dark section between the two legs is a ring of muscle and spinal cord that moves the bio-bot and is connected to the skeleton. (Courtesy: Collin Kaufman, University of Illinois) ...

A new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for the roughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, according to a study published in Nature ...

According to the study, injured rats with the transplants did better in low oxygen environments compared to controls, among other findings.

Multiple sclerosis causes lesions to the spinal cord and other parts of the central nervous system. An MRI can detect spinal cord lesions and help diagnose and monitor the condition. Multiple ...