French and Swiss scientists have allowed Gert Jan, a 40-year-old Dutchman with paralyzed legs, to walk again after a dozen years in a wheelchair after a bicycle accident. A feat whose results are published in the prestigious journal Nature.
Simple thought is converted into movement in real time. The connection between the brain and spinal cord, essential for walking, is then restored. The movement is natural, gentle, which allows the patient a new life on a daily basis. A new clinical trial to restore hand and arm function in quadriplegic patients.