Lausanne, walks again thanks to a digital bridge between the brain and spinal cord: it is the first case in the world
His name is Gert-Jan Oskam and he has returned to moving alone 11 years after the accident that had paralyzed his legs and arms: the brain can 'talk' to the spinal cord thanks to a system of electrodes. Here's how it works
Gert-Jan Oskam is 40 years old and hasn't walked for 11A revolutionary technique used by the Polytechnic University of Lausanne led by Grégoire Courtine has allowed a man paralyzed in his legs and arms for 11 years to regain control of his limbs and walk. All thanks to a digital bridge that allows the brain to 'talk' with the spinal cord. It is the first case in the world.
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LIFE CHANGES - Obviously, the researchers note, all of this “translates to a significant increase in quality of life, with the ability to walk alone in the neighborhood of the house, get in and out of a car, or drink with friends standing in the bar counter'. It took five minutes to calibrate the device. Says the patient: “I was able to stand on my legs, I learned to walk naturally and I can control my movements and my strength”. The system is still cumbersome: it consists of 64 electrodes on the cortex that send the signal to 16 other electrodes in the spinal cord, which encode everything in real time: at the moment it is necessary to wear the equipment, contained in a backpack. But miniaturization could happen quickly.
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