Innovative imaging study shows that the spinal cord learns on its own

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/p-iis062915.php

Public Release: 30-Jun-2015
PLOS

The spinal cord engages in its own learning of motor tasks independent of the brain, according to an innovative imaging study publishing on June 30th in Open Access journal PLOS Biology. The results of the study, conducted by Shahabeddin Vahdat, Ovidui Lungu, and principal investigator Julien Doyon, of the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, may offer new opportunities for rehabilitation after spinal cord injury.

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