Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again

Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to electronic brain implants, a medical first he says has changed his life.

Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old Dutch man, was paralysed in a cycling accident 12 years ago.

The electronic implants wirelessly transmit his thoughts to his legs and feet via a second implant on his spine.

The system is still at an experimental stage but a leading UK spinal charity called it "very encouraging". BBC News

See also:

• Walking naturally after spinal cord injury using a brain–spine interface (open access) Nature
• Watch: Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again BBC News
• Paralysed man walks for the first time in 12 YEARS after being fitted with an electronic implant The Daily Mail
• Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles The Guardian
• Groundbreaking implants allow paralysed man to walk again in historic first The Independent
• Paralysed man walks again thanks to 'digital bridge' that wirelessly reconnects brain and spinal cord Sky News