Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation augments walking after spinal cord injury (www.nature.com)

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[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

A pilot clinical study showed that DBSLH immediately improved walking in two participants with incomplete SCI and, in conjunction with rehabilitation, mediated functional recovery that persisted when DBSLH was turned off.

It's awesome that the effect persists even without active stimulation. The body seems to relearn those neural pathways.

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