Your nerves transmit messages within the brain, as well as among the brain, spinal cord, and the body. In order to do this, they use a combination of electrical and chemical signaling. Motor neurons ...

Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system ...

Aya Takeoka at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan and colleagues have discovered the neural circuitry in the spinal cord that allows brain-independent motor learning. Published in ...

Thiorphan promotes neural regeneration after a spinal cord injury, according to new research published in Nature on Oct. 29.

A team of neuroscientists in Switzerland have helped a paralyzed man walk again 12 years after a severe motorcycle accident. Their secret? An experimental implant that helps facilitate central nervous ...

One of the most formidable tasks for people who experience a spinal cord injury (SCI) is regaining control over their body movements. Such control allows them to hold a mug or use a computer, for ...

A drug called riluzole, commonly used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases, could also assist in recovery from spinal cord injuries, according to research from ...

Your baby's brain starts growing in the first few weeks and doesn't stop for decades. Here's how it all begins – and why it's ...

A motor evoked potential (MEP) test can determine whether there is any damage along the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. It is a painless procedure but may cause some skin discomfort. An MEP test ...