In 2018, David Mzee was able to walk thanks to precise electrical stimulation of his spinal cord via a wireless implant - 2018 EPFL / Jamani Caillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0
In 2018, David Mzee was able to walk thanks to precise electrical stimulation of his spinal cord via a wireless implant - 2018 EPFL / Jamani Caillet - CC-BY-SA 4. Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch and their research team have been breaking new ground in the treatment of neurological disorders for over a decade. Here's a look at some of the promising new therapies they've developed. A video of a Parkinson's patient went viral in early November. It showed how Marc, 62, was able to walk almost normally again - rather than "freezing" at every doorstep - thanks to a neural implant. A neuroprosthetic has allowed Marc, a first patient with Parkinson's, to be treated, enabling him to walk comfortably, confidently and without falling. Gilles Weber / CHUV - A few months earlier, another video showed how a man who'd been left paralyzed by an accident regained the ability to move his legs again using only his thought commands.
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