Propriospinal neurons, whose axons never leave the spinal cord, aid in recovery after spinal cord injury—even when all axons from the brain have been damaged (pages 69–74).
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Stelzner, D. Short-circuit recovery from spinal injury. Nat Med 14, 19–20 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0108-19
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