Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury and spinal cord injury (SCI) lead to extensive tissue loss and axonal degeneration. The combined application of the polymer scaffold and neural progenitor cells (NPCs) has been reported to enhance neural repair, protection and regeneration through multiple modes of...
Brain and spinal cord MRI were performed in 11 patients with motor neuron disease, and in 17 controls. Symmetric areas of high signal within the corticospinal tracts were found in nine patients on T2 weighted spin echo (SE) or fast spin echo (FSE) images of the brain and in eight on T2...
Although the cardiovascular system and sleep, two main influencers of the glymphatic system, are tightly regulated by circadian rhythms12, it remains unknown whether glymphatic fluid movement is under circadian control. CSF moves not only into the brain and spinal cord via the glymphatic system, ...
The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerve tissue about 18 inches long and 1/2-inch thick. It extends from the lower part of the brain down through spine. Along the way, nerves branch out to the entire body. The brain and the spinal cord are protected by bone: the brain by the bon...
Back in 2013, implantable-grade component manufacturer Greatbatch Medical (now Integer Holdings) briefly entered the finished devices market with its own Algostim Spinal Cord Stimulator. However, when Greatbatch acquired CCC Medical in 2014, having the Algostim SCS was seen as a conflict of interest...
Brain cancer, the uncontrolled growth of cells in the brain. The term brain cancer refers to any of a variety of tumours affecting different brain cell types. Depending on the location and cell type, brain cancers may progress rapidly or slowly over a pe
It is continuous superiorly with the diencephalon and inferiorly with the spinal cord. Posteriorly, the brainstem is related to the cerebellum. The outer surface of the brainstem is intimately related to the meninges, arteries, veins, and a number of cranial nerves that emerge from it. The ...
“No one would have guessed that eyes on the flank of a tadpole could see, especially when wired only to the spinal cord and not the brain.” The findings suggest plasticity in the brain’s ability to incorporate signals from various body regions into behavioral programs that had evolved ...
npj Parkinson's Disease (2024) Endocisternal interfaces for minimally invasive neural stimulation and recording of the brain and spinal cord Joshua C. Chen Abdeali Dhuliyawalla Peter Kan Nature Biomedical Engineering (2024)Download PDF Sections Figures References Abstract Main Results Discussion Metho...
We process and integrate multiple timescales into one meaningful whole. Recent evidence suggests that the brain displays a complex multiscale temporal organization. Different regions exhibit different timescales as described by the concept of intrinsic n