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Science Friday > Archives > 2002 > December > December 13,
2002:
Hour One: Spinal
Cord Recovery / Mars Update
A new study says Christopher Reeve's brain can still detect feeling
and direct movement seven years after the actor was paralyzed in an
equestrian accident, defying conventional wisdom about spinal cord
injuries. In this hour of Science Friday, Ira talks with two of Christopher
Reeve's physicians about spinal cord repair and the actor's rehabilition
program. We'll also find out about animal research into possible spinal
cord repair treatments.
Plus, the lastest Mars news - possible exposed water on the surface
of the Red Planet.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
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Guests:
John Mc Donald
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Maurizio Corbetta
Associate Professor of neurology, radiology, anatomy and neurobiology
Head of Stroke
and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Naomi Kleitman
Program Director, National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National
Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Steven Squyres
Athena Principal Investigator, NASA's
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Professor, Astronomy
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
ScienceDaily
News Release: Brain Preserves Ability To "Feel" And "Move"
After Spinal Cord Injury In One Quadriplegic
CBS
News | Reeve Brain Test Surprises Doctors
NY
Times: Exercising Toward Repair of the Spinal Cord
Questions
and Answers about Christopher Reeve's Recovery of Movement and Washington
University Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Approach
Christopher
Reeve Paralysis Foundation
MEDLINEplus:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Activity-Based
Recovery Program at Washington University School of Medicine
AGU Meeting Mars Session Information
2001 Mars Odyssey Home Page
Mars
2001 Odyssey THEMIS
This segment produced by Dorothy
Lam and Karin Vergoth
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