The largest part of the brain is the highly-evolved ... physical impact and helps maintain normal function. The brain and spinal cord together form the body’s command structure: the central ...

Neurons are made of three parts Neurons receive signals in a ... It includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The sensory and motor nerves that run through the extremities and internal ...

Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

Inflammation in the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves can damage myelin. Inflammation can develop as part of the body’s response to infection. In the case of MS and other autoimmune ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle ...

The paralysis must be from a cervical spinal cord injury, or ALS, a rare disease that causes nerve cells to stop working and muscles to become weak, leading to paralysis. Surgeons will implant the ...

The researchers, who are all part of the US-based Cortical ... patterns in implantable electrodes in the brain. This allows individuals with spinal cord injuries not only to control a bionic ...

The Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation at Kessler Foundation has become the first medical center in New ...