Reanimating the arm and hand with intraspinal microstimulation.
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SUBMITTER: Zimmermann JB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3306897 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
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Reanimating the arm and hand with intraspinal microstimulation.
Zimmermann Jonas B JB Seki Kazuhiko K Jackson Andrew A
Journal of neural engineering 20110810 5
To date, there is no effective therapy for spinal cord injury, and many patients could benefit dramatically from at least partial restoration of arm and hand function. Despite a substantial body of research investigating intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) in frogs, rodents and cats, little is known about upper-limb responses to cervical stimulation in the primate. Here, we show for the first time that long trains of ISMS delivered to the macaque spinal cord can evoke functional arm and hand mov ...[more]
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