[Music] researchers have found a way to
researchers have found a way to
researchers have found a way to rehabilitate paralyzed rats with severed
rehabilitate paralyzed rats with severed
rehabilitate paralyzed rats with severed spinal cords to begin walking on their
spinal cords to begin walking on their
spinal cords to begin walking on their own again the breakthrough could be a
own again the breakthrough could be a
own again the breakthrough could be a step toward rehabilitating humans with
step toward rehabilitating humans with
step toward rehabilitating humans with similar injuries the study at EPFL in
similar injuries the study at EPFL in
similar injuries the study at EPFL in Switzerland involved injecting neuron
Switzerland involved injecting neuron
Switzerland involved injecting neuron activating chemicals into the paralyzed
activating chemicals into the paralyzed
activating chemicals into the paralyzed rats as well as applying electrical
rats as well as applying electrical
rats as well as applying electrical stimulation researchers say over time
stimulation researchers say over time
stimulation researchers say over time one group of rats while being held
one group of rats while being held
one group of rats while being held upright the harness attached to a
upright the harness attached to a
upright the harness attached to a robotic system were able to take steps
robotic system were able to take steps
robotic system were able to take steps on solid ground with their hind legs and
on solid ground with their hind legs and
on solid ground with their hind legs and eventually sprint and climb stairs and
eventually sprint and climb stairs and
eventually sprint and climb stairs and what we observe is that over time the
what we observe is that over time the
what we observe is that over time the animal regains the capacity to perform
animal regains the capacity to perform
animal regains the capacity to perform one two steps and then long run and
one two steps and then long run and
one two steps and then long run and eventually of paralyzed rods regain the
eventually of paralyzed rods regain the
eventually of paralyzed rods regain the capacity to sprint over ground
capacity to sprint over ground
capacity to sprint over ground climb stair even pass obstacle while the
climb stair even pass obstacle while the
climb stair even pass obstacle while the robotic system holds the rats upright
robotic system holds the rats upright
robotic system holds the rats upright the forward motion is powered by the rat
the forward motion is powered by the rat
the forward motion is powered by the rat previous studies have shown rats
previous studies have shown rats
previous studies have shown rats regained the ability to walk on a
regained the ability to walk on a
regained the ability to walk on a treadmill but not by themselves
treadmill but not by themselves
treadmill but not by themselves the researchers say the finding a cure
the researchers say the finding a cure
the researchers say the finding a cure for paralysis and humans due to a
for paralysis and humans due to a
for paralysis and humans due to a severed spinal cord one step closer thus
severed spinal cord one step closer thus
severed spinal cord one step closer thus far such a result has eluded scientists
far such a result has eluded scientists
far such a result has eluded scientists the therapy the impact of this type of
the therapy the impact of this type of
the therapy the impact of this type of intervention in humans is difficult to
intervention in humans is difficult to
intervention in humans is difficult to predict but this very surprising
predict but this very surprising
predict but this very surprising plasticity and recovery that we have
plasticity and recovery that we have
plasticity and recovery that we have observed in the rat open promise’
observed in the rat open promise’
observed in the rat open promise’ perspective to improve function in human
perspective to improve function in human
perspective to improve function in human with spinal cord injury the study is
with spinal cord injury the study is
with spinal cord injury the study is published in the June 1st 2012 edition
published in the June 1st 2012 edition
published in the June 1st 2012 edition of science magazine
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