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Johns Hopkins University
901 South Bond Street, Suite 540
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Phone: 443-287-9960 | Fax: 443-287-9920

December 2, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Phil Sneiderman
443-287-9960
[email protected]


Supplementary Photos
Replicating an Eel's Nerve Circuitry May Aid Paralyzed People

Photo C. Ralph Etienne-Cummings uses a microchip to mimic signals the brain sends to direct the movement of legs. Doctoral students Francesco Tenore and Jacob Vogelstein look on.
Photo by Will Kirk

Photo D. Ralph Etienne-Cummings is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Photo by Will Kirk

Photo E. Collaborating in the spinal cord implant research is Avis H. Cohen, a professor in the Department of Biology, the Institute for for Systems Research and the Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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