Paralyzed Rats Regain Movement

A team of Swiss scientists tried to restore the brain-to-limb connection of rats suffering of paralysis. They successfully re-teach the rats to walk, run and climb stairs.

The article by van den Brand et al.:

Science 1 June 2012: 

Vol. 336 no. 6085 pp. 1182-1185
DOI: 10.1126/science.1217416

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6085/1182

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