Functional Somatotopy of Lumbar Dorsal Rootlets and its Role in Selective Recruitment via Lateral Spinal Cord Stimulation
Matteo Del Brocco, Gilgal Justice Ansah, Manuel Durán, Sauradeep Bhowmick, Chaitanya Gopinath, Maria Jantz, Rohit Bose, Scott F. Lempka, Lee E. Fisher
This study shows that lateral spinal cord stimulation (LSCS) selectivity is limited by the coarse organization of lumbar dorsal rootlets, not electrode design, and suggests improving electrode placement may enhance percept localization.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience