This revolutionary medical treatment has helped two paralyzed people walk again
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Researchers have created a spinal implant to stimulate the electrical signals coming from the brain.
Researchers have created a spinal implant to stimulate the electrical signals coming from the brain.
In a 1978 essay, titled Where Am I?, the philosopher Daniel Dennett suggested that the brain was the only organ of which it’s…
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When English author Mary Shelley penned Frankenstein in 1818, little did she know that her vision might come true, albeit in a…
Close-up of the half-inch long multimicroelectrode array showing detailed circuitry leading to each individual electrode. The…
This weeks issue of the neuroscience journal Brain carries an unusual image; against a background of nerve activity traces a…
For people who become paralyzed after a spinal cord injury, the result is usually a life sentence of paralysis. However…
An experimental spinal stimulation therapy helped 4 young men who were paralyzed below the chest because of spinal cord…
Incredible research has given hope to many suffering paralysis as a result of spinal cord damage, with a small trial in the US…
In 2011, 25 year-old paraplegic Rob Summers was able to temporarily regain limited use of his legs, thanks to an experimental…
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Remember that spinal implant that helped a paraplegic man walk (albeit in a harness) back in 2011? It's now been tested on…
Spinal Stimulation Helps Four Patients with Paraplegia Regain Voluntary…
Four paraplegic patients are now able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles, thanks to a new treatment which…
After receiving an implant that electrically stimulates the spinal cord, four paraplegic men can now voluntarily move their…
Three years ago we reported on the first person to be able to move his legs after severe spinal cord injury thanks to a spinal…
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Kent Stephenson moves his leg again thanks to the device. Image: University of LouisvilleFour men who suffered complete spinal…