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Pre-clinical experiments suggest that electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury will allow individuals with limited arm function to partially regain lost movement.
Electrically stimulating surviving nerves in the upper spinal cord following severe spinal cord injury improved motor control in upper limbs and allowed monkeys with limited arm function to regain lost movement.
Paralyzed monkeys were implanted with a electrodes along its spine that were connected to an external stimulator the size of a pencil-top eraser, which sent electrical shocks to activate nerves.
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