{"id":3800,"date":"2014-10-01T15:31:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T05:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spinalcure.org.au\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2014-10-01T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T05:31:06","slug":"artificial-connection-brain-locomotion-centre-bypasses-damaged-spinal-cord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spinalcure.org.au\/research\/artificial-connection-brain-locomotion-centre-bypasses-damaged-spinal-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial connection from the brain to locomotion centre bypasses damaged spinal cord"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Japanese research group has successfully made an artificial connection from the brain to the locomotion center, bypassing the spinal cord with a computer interface. This research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, allowed subjects to perform a walking-like behavior in their legs by swinging their arms.<\/p>\n