In Rat Experiment, New Hope for Spine Injuries

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 00:00 Staff Writer

Rats with a spinal cord injury that left their hind legs completely paralyzed learned to walk again on their own after an intensive training course that included electrical stimulation of the brain

and the spine, scientists reported on Thursday...The report, published online on Thursday in the journal Science, provides a striking demonstration of what until recently few scientists thought possible: complete rehabilitation after a disabling blow to the spinal cord. After weeks of training, many of the rats could walk as well as before the injury, and some could run...

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