Since ancient times it has been recognized that injury to the spinal cord can result in dramatic disability, including both negative symptoms (such as loss of voluntary movement and tactile ...

Importantly, overexpression of Lin28a by post-injury treatment with adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) vector stimulates dramatic regeneration of descending spinal tracts and optic nerve axons ...

"As one of the long descending tracts controlling voluntary movement, the corticospinal tract (CST) plays an important role for functional recovery after spinal cord injury," says Professor Liu.

including Wallerian degeneration of the long descending spinal tracts. Particles consistent with Zika virus were visualized on electron microscopy, and a large amount of viral genomic RNA was ...

These tracts can be ascending (sending information toward your brain) or descending (carrying information to your spinal cord). Each of your spinal tracts carries a specific type of information.