Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation augments walking after spinal cord injury - Nature Medicine
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Whole-brain anatomical and activity surveys identify the lateral hypothalamus as a key driver of recovery from spinal cord injury, leading to a deep brain stimulation therapy that augments the recovery of walking in humans.
  • happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    23 days 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.