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Added on the 25/05/2023 10:59:20 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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.
A French man paralysed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists say is a breakthrough providing hope to tetraplegics seeking to regain movement.
Two “groundbreaking” brain-computer interfaces are being tested on paralysed people who lost the ability to speak.
Thomas can now scratch his face and wipe his nose, something his sister had to help him with previously.
The device, developed by Swiss researchers, is tailored to the needs of individual patients and is controlled by a touchscreen tablet.View on euronews
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