06/01/2012

Paralyzed Rats Walk, Even Sprint After Rehab

Reporting in Science, researchers write that a combination of therapies, willpower and chocolate helped rats with severe spinal cord injuries learn to walk and even run again. Neurobiologist Moses Chao, not affiliated with the study, discusses the rehab method and whether it could work in humans.

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Moses Chao

Moses Chao is the President of the Society for Neuroscience. He is also a Professor of Cell Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience at New York University School of Medicine. He is based in New York, New York.