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Spinal Therapy Eases Parkinsons in Mice - NYTimes.com As long as a mild current flows up their spines and into their brains, the animals regain the ability to scamper around their cages, as if they were normal. 8217;s issue of the journal Science, is a potential alternative to direct stimulation, which requires risky and invasive surgery to implant electrodes deep in the brain, researchers said. 8217;s patients qualify for the operation. 8217;s lead author, Dr. Miguel A. L. Nicolelis, a neuroscientist at Duke. Dr. An expert on stimulation theories who was not involved in the research, Dr. 8220;How successfully it will translate to humans is an important issue. 225;s is chairman of neuroscience and physiology at the N.Y.U. School of Medicine. The main side effect is a sense of vibration, like pins and needles, that never lets up. 8217;s disease, however, is entirely new, Dr. Click here to read the full article |