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Paralysed man walks again via thought-controlled implants

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A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk for the first time using only his thoughts, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord. The advance is the result of more than a decade of work by a team of researchers in France and Switzerland.

Added on the 25/05/2023 17:08:49 - Copyright : AFP EN

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