Rehab for Paralyzed Rats Restores Leg Movement (4 of 8) (IMAGE)

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Rehab for Paralyzed Rats Restores Leg Movement (4 of 8)

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After several weeks of neurorehabilitation with a combination of a robotic harness and electrical-chemical stimulation, previously paralyzed rats are not only voluntarily initiating a walking gait, but they are soon sprinting, climbing up stairs and avoiding obstacles. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the June 1, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by R. van den Brand at the University of Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues was titled, "Restoring Voluntary Control of Locomotion after Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury."

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