He noted that doctors already use spinal cord stimulation in people to help reduce long-lasting pain.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The central nervous system of the body includes the brain and the spinal cord.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

In the study, researchers fired bursts of electricity at the animals' spinal cords.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

MS is a disease of the brain and spinal cord.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Dr.John Dove is a retired spinal surgeon and a Bolivar scholar.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Sleeping sickness is spread by a parasite that infects the central nervous system and,if left untreated, moves to the spinal column and brain, resulting in mental confusion and eventual death.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05