Paralyzed man walks again with implants. Implants bridge brain and spine.

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Paralyzed man walks again with implants

Implants bridge brain and spine

Researchers affiliated with the Swiss university "École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne" (EPFL) have developed an implant that helped a paralyzed man take his first steps in twelve years.

Dutchman Gert-Jan Oskam was paralyzed after a spinal cord injury sustained in a cycling accident twelve years ago. The implants he has been fitted with act as a kind of bridge between the brain and the spinal cord, allowing him to regain the ability to walk. There are two different implants, one in Oskam's brain and one around his spinal cord where it is in contact with nerves that control the movement of his legs. The two implants send signals to each other via a wireless connection.

So far, the work on the implants that has given Oskam the ability to walk is at an early stage. The researchers' hope is, of course, that the technology will become available to more patients who have become paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries.

bbc.com

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Swiss university, EPFL, implant, paralyzed man, spinal cord injury

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