Research in Context: Movement after paralysis

A confocal image of sparse GCaMP6f-expressing Purkinje cells in mouse cerebellum resembles the industrious contours of pre-dawn commuters with the NIH BRAIN Initiative logo overlaid.

NIH-funded researchers have been working to restore movement to people living with paralysis. This special Research in Context feature explores the different experimental approaches scientists are developing, including BRAIN-funded researcher Dr. Marco Capogrosso, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh, to allow people without control of their body’s movements to become more independent and improve their quality of life.