Spinal cord circuitry, not the brain, controls reflexes for smooth movements, as revealed in a study. This could pave the way for newer neurological disorder therapies. An intriguing question has ...

They then implemented a simple spinal circuit whereby the same neurons in the spinal cord that control muscle force (called alpha motoneurons) also scale (i.e., modulate) the stretch reflex ...

H-reflexes are routinely measured for diagnosing nerve disorders and injuries, but this is the first study to examine whether consciously modifying an H-reflex can help people with spinal cord ...

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy — Five-Year Follow-up. Published June 1, 2006. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 2394-2396. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc055504. VOL. 354 NO. 22.

This response generated by the spinal cord is called a 'stretch reflex,' and has previously been thought to be very limited in terms of how it helps movement.

A psychogenic erection happens when a psychological stimulus (i.e. arousing thoughts, sexual dreams, alluring images) travels down from the brain to the T-11-L2 region of the spinal cord. This type of ...

Scientists have built a four-legged, dog-sized robot with a “virtual spinal cord” that has learned to walk from scratch in just one hour, an advance that also sheds light on the biology behind ...

How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? How vertebrates coordinate the ...

According to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health, a training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord ...