Types of Neurons Sensory neurons The cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in the dorsal root ganglia—cell body clusters just outside the spinal cord—whereas their peripheral extensions travel ...

The goal of surgery is to relieve pressure on the spinal cord by decompressing the spinal canal. There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior ...

stimulated epidural electrodes in the dorsal column of the spinal cord in both acute pharmacologically induced dopamine-depleted mice and chronic 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Movement was ...

In most vertebrates, painful sensations are known to arise from the nervous system, which includes the brain, an intricate network of nerves and the spinal cord. While the brain's contribution to ...