I’ve never participated in an official marathon. Neither in my legged life, nor my wheely life. Sure, I’ve covered that distance (26+ miles) many times in the wilderness. Before my spinal cord injury I trekked for days or weeks on foot through the woods. But even after my SCI, I’ve been known to go off the beaten path with my new wheels every now and then. But beyond the race event, there was something really special about being part of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon this year: we were making history! Seriously...

Please join us for an Activity Based Therapy Webinar, brought to you by Unite 2 Fight Paralysis and the Association of Neuro Activity Based Professionals...

As most of you know, we had a generous donor from the SCI community who committed to match all donations (up to $100k!) to U2FP during the month of September. This was in honor of SCI Awareness month, which we also celebrated by featuring testimonials from SCI individuals who shared the one thing they’d most want back after their injury...

Today we are talking about Brain Computer Interfaces (or BCI) with Luke Bashford and Daniel Kramer. Daniel is a neurosurgeon and faculty member at the University of Colorado, Anschutz. He is also the co-founder of the Neural Engineering Research and Design of Colorado (or NERDco). Luke is a researcher in neuroscience and neurotechnology. He is co-affiliated with the University of Colorado and Newcastle University in the UK. We discuss the application of BCI in spinal cord injury, what is happening currently and...