Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS)
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Selected Publications
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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AARP Feature: The New Science of Moving Again After a Stroke
A former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient and research participant was recently featured in an AARP article on advances in stroke rehabilitation over the past 25 years. The article highlights how…
view all newsResearcher Studies Nerve Transfer to Restore Diaphragm Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Mackenzie Long, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, has been selected as an affiliate trainee in the Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation of Neural Dysfunction (PRND) Training Program.