The adult decerebrate mouse model (a mouse with the cerebrum ... Remove the dura by using a 30-gauge needle to create a cut horizontal to the spinal cord, creating a small incision.

The Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle launched its online atlas of the mouse spinal cord July 16. The initial release includes 4,000 sets of digital images of spinal cords from adult ...

It ultimately yielded views of more than 30,000 neurons spread across a 3-millimeter span of spinal cord of each mouse. Cells called inhibitory neurons, which dampen other cells’ activity ...

Before jumping into the neural circuitry, the researchers first developed an experimental setup that allowed them to study mouse spinal cord adaptation, both learning and recall, without input ...

In trials on living mice, the combination of implanted microprism and wearable microscope was able to image astrocytes, glial cells in the spinal cord involved in pain processing, and follow their ...

Severe spinal cord injuries are incurable today in humans, but a new injectable therapy that restored motion in laboratory mice could pave the way for healing paralyzed people. The therapy ...

More information: Sara Goltash et al, An optogenetic mouse model of hindlimb spasticity after spinal cord injury, ...

In 2023, the NeuroRestore team was able to make a fully paralyzed mouse walk by regenerating the nerves in its spinal cord. There are many hurdles before that kind of gene therapy, typically ...