Study of brain activity demonstrates how neurons control muscle movement in paralyzed ALS patients
Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or pain in the human musculoskeletal system, including the joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, and structures that support limbs, neck and back.
A team of researchers from Stanford University (CA, USA) have built on previous animal studies to report how individual neurons control muscle movement in human patients suffering from paralysis as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The findings – published recently in eLife – could assist in the development of improved brain-controlled prosthetic devices. The two individuals diagnosed with ALS who participated in the study were a 51-year-old female who had retained some movement in her wrists and fingers, and a 54-year-old man who had retained slight movement in one of his index fingers. The study builds on previous...
