The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a severe condition with an extremely high disability rate.
The challenges of SCI repair include its complex pathological mechanisms and the …

A spinal cord injury interrupts the communication between the brain and the region of the
spinal cord that produces walking, leading to paralysis,. Here, we restored this …

Intrinsically stretchable bioelectronic devices based on soft and conducting organic
materials have been regarded as the ideal interface for seamless and biocompatible …

Epidural electrical stimulation (EES) targeting the dorsal roots of lumbosacral segments
restores walking in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, EES is delivered with …

One hundred years ago, Ramón y Cajal, considered by many as the founder of modern
neuroscience, stated that neurons of the adult central nervous system (CNS) are incapable …

Cerebral strokes can disrupt descending commands from motor cortical areas to the spinal
cord, which can result in permanent motor deficits of the arm and hand. However, below the …

Plastics use is growing due to its applications in the economy, human health and aesthetics.
The major plastic particles in the form of microplastics (MPs) released into the environment …

People with late-stage Parkinson's disease (PD) often suffer from debilitating locomotor
deficits that are resistant to currently available therapies. To alleviate these deficits, we …

Brain-machine interfaces hold promise for the restoration of sensory and motor function and
the treatment of neurological disorders, but clinical brain-machine interfaces have not yet …