Dietz
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Completed research project
| Title / Titel | Spinal locomotor circuits: organization and repair after injury | ||||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | SPINAL CORD REPAIR is a partnership of leading European Scientists, supported by the European Commission who are working together to identify new information and novel approaches to restore motor function after spinal cord injury. Through collaborative research they will define the key elements of the vertebrate locomotor network, how these elements are remodelled following spinal cord injury, and develop new strategies to protect and activate the remaining circuitry as well as promote regeneration of the damaged axons. The aim is to unravel the basic function and development of spinal networks generating locomotion and provide new knowledge about the repair of the spinal cord following injury with specific reference to motor functions. The outcome will be an increased understanding the normal function and mechanisms underlying dysfunction of the spinal cord and upon such a base develop effective treatment strategies for spinal cord injury. The group of Prof V Dietz is the clinical partner in this project and investigates the spinal neuronal plasticity after SCI in human subjects. Research is directed to evaluate the essential input necessary to activate spinal neuronal circuitry responsible for locomotion. The group also explores the optimal conditions of a functional training to exploit neuronal plasticity. Weitere Informationen |
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| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | spinal cord injury, spinal reflex | ||||||
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EU The whole project is led by Prof. A. El Manira, Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 2008 to Jul 2011 |