[HIGHLIGHTS] A quadriplegic manages to walk and control the gait with thought thanks to a 'digital bridge' between the brain and the spinal cord

Dutchman Gert-Jan Oskam had a serious cycling accident in China in 2011. His spinal cord was badly damaged, with an incomplete injury that after much rehabilitation barely allowed him to move his arms.

Now 40, he was able to walk again with the help of a walker after three years of rehabilitation. The implantation of the device has also allowed him. to improve neuronal recovery, so that he is now able to. walk with crutches even when the implants are turned off.