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24 May 2023Landmark

Neural Interfaces & BCIs Bioelectronic Medicine

A brain–spine "digital bridge" lets a man with paralysis walk naturally

Wireless brain implants decoding movement intention, linked to spinal cord stimulation, let a participant with chronic tetraplegia stand, walk and climb stairs, with some recovery persisting even when the system was off.

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