A new study has located 'hot spots' in the rat spinal cord that are associated with leg flexion and extension in rats. Electrical stimulation applied in an alternating pattern between these hot spots facilitated locomotion after the hindlimbs were paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury (SCI).
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Prochazka, A. Targeted stimulation of the spinal cord to restore locomotor activity. Nat Med 22, 125–126 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.4043
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