Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS)
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Multisite Hebbian Plasticity Restores Function in Humans with Spinal Cord Injury
OBJECTIVE: Spinal cord injury (SCI) damages synaptic connections between corticospinal axons and motoneurons of many muscles, resulting in devastating paralysis. We hypothesized that strengthening corticospinal-motoneuronal synapses at multiple spinal cord levels through Hebbian plasticity (i.e., "neurons that fire together, wire together") promotes recovery of leg and arm function. METHODS: Twenty participants with chronic SCI were randomly assigned to receive 20-sessions of Hebbian or sham…
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Dr. Arun Jayarman featured in Newsweek: AI is giving physical therapy a robotic makeover
"Physical therapy can be critical to recovery, but many patients cannot access it as often as they need due to a growing shortage of therapists and an aging population. Researchers believe AI could help address this challenge by expanding access to rehabilitation." - Newsweek