Spinal cord injury (SCI) rostral to the lumbar locomotor center disrupts communication between the brain and the spinal circuits that control leg movements, leading to paraplegia. A research team led by Dr. Yukio Nishimura of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, in collaboration with Dr. Toshiki Tazoe and colleagues has now demonstrated a novel noninvasive closed-loop spinal stimulation paradigm that restores stepping control in humans with paraplegia. The findings are published in the journal Brain.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) rostral to the lumbar locomotor center disrupts communication between the brain and the spinal circuits that control leg movements, leading to paraplegia. A research team led by Dr. Yukio Nishimura of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, in collaboration with Dr. Toshiki Tazoe and colleagues has now demonstrated a novel noninvasive closed-loop spinal stimulation paradigm that restores stepping control in humans with paraplegia. The findings are published in the journal Brain.
