An interesting study have reported a way that may potential help people who suffer from spinal cord injury.
From the New York Times, “In Rat Experiment, New Hope for Spine Injuries“:
Rats with a spinal cord injury that left their hind legs completely paralyzed learned to walk again on their own after an intensive training course that included electrical stimulation of the brain and the spine, scientists reported on Thursday.
Adopted from the New York Times; Source: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Reference
van den Brand R, Heutschi J, Barraud Q, DiGiovanna J, Bartholdi K, Huerlimann M, Friedli L, Vollenweider I, Moraud EM, Duis S, Dominici N, Micera S, Musienko P, Courtine G. Restoring voluntary control of locomotion after paralyzing spinal cord injury. Science. 2012 Jun 1;336(6085):1182-5. PubMed PMID: 22654062.