Paralyzed man walks once more with assist of ‘mind bridge’ implant: VIDEO

CHICAGO (WLS) — In a primary of its type process, a person left paralyzed after a spinal twine damage was in a position to stroll once more.

Medical doctors implanted what they name a “digital bridge,” which primarily helped the person remodel thought into motion.

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One gadget was hooked up to the a part of the mind that controls motion, and one other on his spinal twine.

The 2 units had been then in a position to relay his mind’s need to step ahead into {an electrical} sign within the spinal twine that allowed him to take action.

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