Reducing neuronal inhibition restores locomotion in paralysed mice

Reducing neuronal inhibition restores locomotion in paralysed mice

Reducing neuronal inhibition restores locomotion in paralysed mice, Published online: 17 September 2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-06651-3

Spinal-cord injury can render intact neuronal circuits functionally dormant. Targeted reduction of neuronal inhibition in the injured region has now enabled reactivation of these circuits in mice, restoring basic locomotion.

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