Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system. These regions, including the cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, and ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

"To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things -- stop neuron death and ... from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles. Over time, the loss of motor neurons causes gradual muscle ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

"To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things—stop neuron death and restore function ... by transmitting signals from ...

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing ... until that time is that this is really a motor neuron disease, and if you fix the motor neurons ...

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing ... until that time is that this is really a motor neuron disease, and if you fix the motor neurons ...

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord strengthened the muscles of three people with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.