Experts Study Reeve's Brain Functions -- "Seven years after he was paralyzed from a spinal cord injury, tests at the Washington University of School of Medicine in St. Louis show the 50-year-old actor's brain maintains a near-normal ability to detect feeling and direct movement, a finding experts say is contrary to the "use it or lose it" rule about the brain." (Comments: I've read a few articles about Reeve. I once thought he was a wimp, but I now I think he is tougher than nails.)