Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Brain-controlled modulation of spinal circuits improves recovery from spinal cord injury

  • Marco Bonizzato,
  • Galyna Pidpruzhnykova,
  • Jack DiGiovanna,
  • Polina Shkorbatova,
  • Natalia Pavlova,
  • Silvestro Micera,
  • Grégoire Courtine

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05282-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Brain–spine interfaces have been used to enable leg movement following spinal cord injury, but movement is either involuntary or not adjustable. Here, the authors show in rats that a proportional stimulation interface permits voluntary movement and augments recovery in conjunction with rehabilitation.