Professors Stéphanie Lacour and Grégoire Courtine have developed e-Dura, a flexible stretchy implant designed specifically for implantation on the surface of the brain or spinal cord. The small device closely imitates the mechanical properties of living tissue, and can simultaneously deliver…
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Excellent discussion on electrical stimulation research in spinal cord injuries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is both receiving praise and criticism for its handling of research related to the exciting new field of electric stimulation of the lower spine. These new techniques promise to give paralysed patients the…
Deep-brain stimulation may help restore function after SCI
A study published this week in the journal Science Translational Medicine showed that in rats whose spinal cords were partially severed, the implantation of a pacemaker in the brain’s mesencephalic locomotor region – a control center for the initiation of…