The ins and outs of spinal cord stimulation
1Department of Neurology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Brain Communications
|January 16, 2025
Abstract:
This scientific commentary refers to 'Intraspinal microstimulation of the ventral horn has therapeutically relevant cross-modal effects on nociception', by Bandres et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcae280).
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