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 ...

Many neurological conditions that involve involuntary muscle contractions have long been considered as diseases of the brain. However, both the brain and the spinal cord contain many nerve cells ...

For decades, it was thought that while the brain orchestrated male sexual behaviour – arousal, courtship, and copulation – the spinal cord merely executed the final act: ejaculation. But a study from ...

Until recently, researchers thought the brain managed arousal and courtship, leaving the spinal cord to handle ejaculation alone. A new study from the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon and the ...

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) ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers developed ...

Spinal cord stimulators, also called dorsal column stimulators, help reduce chronic pain. They’re implanted into your spine to block pain signals from reaching your brain. Spinal cord stimulators ...