Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6BWNE)
Pioneering research could help development of miniaturised devices for stroke patients and paralysed people
A man who was paralysed in a cycling accident in 2011 has been able to stand and walk with an aid after doctors implanted a device that reads his brain waves and sends instructions to his spine to move the right muscles.
Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, was told he would never walk again after breaking his neck in a traffic accident in China, but has climbed stairs and walked for more than 100 metres at a time since having the operation.
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