Researchers report that the deletion of the PTEN gene would enhance compensatory sprouting of uninjured CST axons. Furthermore, the deletion up-regulated the activity of another gene, the mammalian ...

However, when the corticospinal tract was completely severed in the rats, the researchers observed neither sprouting of axons nor functional recovery of motor skills. The researchers made lesions in ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the adult central nervous system (CNS) of higher vertebrates lesioned axons seemed unable to regenerate and reach their former target ...

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, with colleagues in Japan and Wisconsin, report that they have successfully ...

Background the emerging technique of diffusion tractography offers the opportunity to visualise white matter tracts in vivo. The aims of this study were to i. visualise and quantify developmental ...

Aimee Pasqua Borazanci; Meghan K. Harris; Robert N. Schwendimann; Eduardo Gonzalez-Toledo; Amir H. Maghzi; Masoud Etemadifar; Nadejda Alekseeva; James Pinkston; Roger E. Kelley; Alireza Minagar Owing ...

VIENNA, Austria — Bilateral priming facilitates upper-limb rehabilitation and accelerates recovery after stroke, a new study shows. Through the use of a mechanical device designed for that purpose, ...

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have found a way to stimulate the growth of axons, which may spell the dawn of a new beginning on chronic SCI treatments.