Motor recovery within grasp
I’m on the road (attending a symposium at MIT: New Insights on Early Life Stress and Mental Health) so this one’s going to be brief. Neural prosthetics are an exciting interface between basic research and technology, an area where the path from fundamental discoveries in the organization and function of the brain to translational advances has been remarkably clear. Cochlear implants have already demonstrated their utility for replacing/enhancing auditory function, and more and more promising advances are coming out all the time in retinal implants. Motor prostheses are another exciting area with the promise to restore motor control to paralyzed individuals and today’s paper by Lee Miller and colleagues represents another step towards a potential prosthetic for spinal injury patients. Read more
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