Could a spinal cord external connection be made?

Well, let us first talk some medicine here. As I see here, most of the answers are from the guys having an engineering background. I am not sure they know what exactly we are up against. read more

The spinal cord is made from part of the neural tube during development. There are four stages of the spinal cord that arises from the neural tube: The neural plate, neural fold, neural tube, and the spinal cord. Neural differentiation occurs within the spinal cord portion of the tube. read more

The spinal cord is a cylindrical shaped bundle of nerve fibers that is connected to the brain at the brain stem. The spinal cord runs down the center of the protective spinal column extending from the neck to the lower back. The brain and spinal cord are the major components of the central nervous system (CNS). read more