Implantable device research from the BrainGate clinical trial enables communication through rapid typing for a patient with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signals recorded by an EEG device could be routed to a spinal cord stimulator, allowing paralyzed patients to regain more precise ...

Before his disease took his voice, he could type a message as fast as anyone. Now, with electrodes no larger than a grain of rice embedded near the surface of his brain, he can do it again, at 110 ...

A novel way to reverse paralysis. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Technology Institute call it a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. By applying deep brain stimulation to the ...

In new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal ...

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 the way ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a surprising repair system in the spinal cord that could open new doors for treating paralysis, stroke, and diseases like multiple sclerosis. They found that ...

They are present in the spinal cord from birth, are sensitive to mechanical stimuli, and play an important role in triggering ...

An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the nerves in their body. People who have lost the ability to walk due to spinal ...