Spinal cord diseases articles within Nature

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  24 May 2023 | Open Access

  Walking naturally after spinal cord injury using a brain–spine interface

  A reliable digital bridge restored communication between the brain and spinal cord and enabled natural walking in a participant with spinal cord injury.

  • Henri Lorach
  • , Andrea Galvez
  •  & Grégoire Courtine

• Article | 31 October 2018

  Targeted neurotechnology restores walking in humans with spinal cord injury

  Spatially selective and temporally controlled stimulation of the spinal cord, together with rehabilitation, results in substantial restoration of locomotor function in humans with spinal cord injury.

  • Fabien B. Wagner
  • , Jean-Baptiste Mignardot
  •  & Grégoire Courtine

• Letter | 09 November 2016

  A brain–spine interface alleviating gait deficits after spinal cord injury in primates

  A wireless brain–spine interface is presented that enables macaques with a spinal cord injury to regain locomotor movements of a paralysed leg.

  • Marco Capogrosso
  • , Tomislav Milekovic
  •  & Grégoire Courtine

• Article | 30 March 2016

  Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration

  Sustained delivery of axon-specific growth factors not typically present in spinal cord lesions allows for robust axonal regrowth only if the astrocytic scar is present—a result that questions the prevailing dogma and suggests that astrocytic scarring aids rather than prevents central nervous system axon regeneration post injury.

  • Mark A. Anderson
  • , Joshua E. Burda
  •  & Michael V. Sofroniew