A customized throw-back video game may offer a surprisingly futuristic path to stroke recovery. In a new study, Northwestern ...

Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

Electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury can improve motor control of the upper limb and allow individuals with limited arm function to partially ...

Electrically stimulating spinal neurons in two people with upper body paralysis due to stroke helped them partially regain arm function. This is the first time spinal cord stimulation has been used to ...

A new brain-computer interface (BCI) powered by artificial intelligence (AI) allowed a paralyzed man, who could not speak or move, to control a robotic arm to grasp and move objects simply by ...

Neuroengineer Silvestro Micera develops advanced technological solutions to help people regain sensory and motor functions that have been lost due to traumatic events or neurological disorders. Until ...

When a person starts to lose their balance on a slippery surface, the natural reaction is to raise the arms to restore balance. Adults aged 65 and older may move their arms more slowly when slipping, ...