spinal

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In total, about 160 small slices of Donnie's brain and spinal cord were kept in the archives of the Munich research centre - later renamed the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry - ever since.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

For years, doctors relied only on written memory tests, invasive spinal taps and expensive imaging to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

A spinal twist to the right, for instance, while doing a “thread the needle” pose, was far more difficult for me than it would be on land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Now, in a new study published in Cell Reports, the researchers expanded on that work by building a miniature version of the connected human brain and spinal cord system.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“We’re working on the spinal ganglia, too. Someday the Boneli test will fade into yesterday’s hoary shroud of spiritual oblivion.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick