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Paralyzed Monkey Controls Arm Via Brain

Apr 23, 2013 Even after a spinal cord injury or stroke, the nervous system wiring above and below the injury can remain intact. With that in mind, researchers created an artificial electrical connection between the injured monkey's brain and an area below the damaged part of its spinal cord. For the full story, click here. [...]

By | 2018-06-13T16:57:48-04:00 April 23rd, 2013|News & events, Uncategorised|

10th Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group – Call for abstracts – Jan. 31 2013

Jan 25, 2013 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR Conference of the 10th Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the World Federation of NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR) 8 DAYS UNTIL CLOSE OF ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS - CLOSES ON 31 JANUARY The 10th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the WFNR will be held at the Crowne [...]

By | 2018-06-13T16:37:41-04:00 January 25th, 2013|News & events, Uncategorised|

Start of stem-cell study offers hope to patients with spinal-cord injuries

Jan 17, 2014 A team of doctors at the University of Calgary has, for the first time in North America, successfully performed a stem cell transplant in a spinal cord injury patient, a procedure that could offer a glimmer of hope to patients whose injuries have long been considered untreatable. Read the full story here: [...]

By | 2018-06-14T10:50:19-04:00 January 17th, 2013|News & events, Uncategorised|