Volume 33, No 12, Dec 2023

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
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Volume 33 Issue 12, December 2023: 892-893

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

A digital bridge to reverse paralysis

Laureen D. Hachem^1,2 , Gustavo Balbinot¹ , Michael G. Fehlings^1,2,*

¹Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
²Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Correspondence: Michael G. Fehlings(Michael.Fehlings@uhn.ca)

Injury to the spinal cord can disrupt the neural circuits necessary for locomotion. In a recent paper published in Nature, Lorach et al. demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a ‘digital bridge’ between the brain and spinal cord to improve locomotor function in an individual with chronic spinal cord injury.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-023-00845-9

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