Mechanics of the brain: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities

A Goriely, MGD Geers, GA Holzapfel… - … and modeling in …, 2015 - Springer
The human brain is the continuous subject of extensive investigation aimed at
understanding its behavior and function. Despite a clear evidence that mechanical factors …

Recent update on basic mechanisms of spinal cord injury

SA Quadri, M Farooqui, A Ikram, A Zafar, MA Khan… - Neurosurgical …, 2020 - Springer
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-shattering neurological condition that affects between
250,000 and 500,000 individuals each year with an estimated two to three million people …

Regeneration of spinal cord connectivity through stem cell transplantation and biomaterial scaffolds

H Katoh, K Yokota, MG Fehlings - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Significant progress has been made in the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). Advances in
post-trauma management and intensive rehabilitation have significantly improved the …

The node of Ranvier in CNS pathology

IL Arancibia-Carcamo, D Attwell - Acta neuropathologica, 2014 - Springer
Healthy nodes of Ranvier are crucial for action potential propagation along myelinated
axons, both in the central and in the peripheral nervous system. Surprisingly, the node of …

From demyelination to remyelination: the road toward therapies for spinal cord injury

F Papastefanaki, R Matsas - Glia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Myelin integrity is crucial for central nervous system (CNS) physiology while its preservation
and regeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI) is key to functional restoration. Disturbance of …

Visual loss and recovery in chiasmal compression

HV Danesh-Meyer, JJ Yoon, M Lawlor… - Progress in retinal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Compression of the optic chiasm causes an optic neuropathy that may be associated with
reversible visual loss often immediately following surgical decompression. While the precise …

Neural measurement

PSV Single - US Patent 10,368,762, 2019 - Google Patents
Measuring a neural response to a stimulus comprises applying an electrical stimulus, then
imposing a delay during which the stimulus electrodes are open circuited. During the delay …

Acrolein‐mediated injury in nervous system trauma and diseases

R Shi, T Rickett, W Sun - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Acrolein, an α, β‐unsaturated aldehyde, is a ubiquitous pollutant that is also produced
endogenously through lipid peroxidation. This compound is hundreds of times more reactive …

Neural stimulation dosing

JL Parker - US Patent 10,632,307, 2020 - Google Patents
Applying therapeutic neural stimuli involves monitoring for at least one of sensory input and
movement of a user. In response to detection of sensory input or user movement, an …

Method and device for detecting a neural response in neural measurements

JL Parker, M Obradovic - US Patent 11,006,846, 2021 - Google Patents
A method is provided for processing a neural measurement obtained in the presence of
noise, in order to detect whether a locally evoked neural response is present in the neural …