Voluntary walking related joint movement training with targeted epidural electrical stimulation enabled neural recovery for individuals with spinal cord injury.

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National Engineering Research Center of Neuromodulation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102

Published: November 2024


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