Spinal nerves have both sensory and motor function. That means that they can both send sensory information to the CNS as well as transmit commands from the CNS to your body’s periphery.

Nerve fibers from the third, fourth, and fifth spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord in the neck. They come together to form the phrenic nerve in the neck, with the fourth cervical nerve ...

The researchers subjected spinal cord tissue to stresses that mimic what happens in a compression injury, which stretches nerves. Then they treated the damaged axons with 4-aminopyridine-3-methyl ...

Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease Date: February 5, 2025 Source: University of Pittsburgh Summary: Boosting ...

A paralyzed man with a spinal cord injury to the C7 vertebrae is able to move his fingers again. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine rerouted working nerves in the patient's upper ...