For the latest study, the research team restored communication between Oskam's brain and spinal cord with a digital bridge. Oskam participated in 40 sessions of neurorehabilitation throughout the ...

More information: Ajay Pal et al, Spinal cord associative plasticity improves forelimb sensorimotor function after cervical injury, Brain (2022). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac235 ...

The field has been conceptually moving toward this brain-spinal cord connection for years, Grahn said. “Now that it’s been realized, it will only make this field move faster and with more ...

A spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts communication between the brain and spinal cord, leading to partial or complete paralysis. But recent breakthroughs suggest an unexpected brain region could ...

Brain-computer interfaces like these allow for more natural movement than just using spinal cord stimulation alone. Oskam now can even pause mid-gait, adjust his stride, and navigate on irregular ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The brain is undeniably the most complex part of the human body. "So the brain sends signals through the spinal cord and vice versa, and it affects the way that we move and ...

Surgeons used brain and spinal cord stimulation devices and A.I. to help a paralyzed man walk again on his own. Researchers from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland ...

Through this “digital bridge,” the researchers re-opened a line of communication between Oskam’s brain and spinal cord, they write in the paper. Oskam completed 40 sessions of ...