Aya Takeoka at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan and colleagues have discovered the neural circuitry in the spinal cord that allows brain-independent motor learning. Published in ...

Your spinal cord can make its own memories independent of your brain, neuroscientists have found. The discovery opens up new avenues for treating patients in recovery from spinal cord injuries and ...

Spinal muscular atrophy affects the development of the nervous system more profoundly than was previously thought, a new ...

(Nanowerk News) A Johns Hopkins materials scientist and collaborators have developed a tiny device that may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis, a condition ...

An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Compared with delayed surgery, early surgery of motor-incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries may ...

A large, multidisciplinary team led by researchers from Texas A&M University has made a potentially game-changing discovery ...

One of the most formidable tasks for people who experience a spinal cord injury (SCI) is regaining control over their body movements. Such control allows them to hold a mug or use a computer, for ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with central cord syndrome who underwent early surgical decompression had improved recovery in upper ...