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VIDEO: A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk for the first time using only his thoughts, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord. The advance is the result of more than a decade of work by a team of researchers in France... show more

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Walking with implants. #AFPGraphics schematic showing how implants and a brain-spine interface has helped a paralysed man walk again

Li Pedraza3 years ago

Que maravilla!

Michael McGowen3 years ago

Amazing what this could mean for people over the next decade

Real Cerise3 years ago

@davidfrum gotta worry about glia growing around the brain implant blocking signal long term - biggy if they fixed that

mister brown3 years ago

@davidfrum 😲🙏

#theresistancevoter3 years ago

@davidfrum Just WOW! These researchers should get a Nobel prize for sure

Claudia3 years ago

😊🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Jennifer Stones3 years ago

Wow 😲 This is really incredible. Thanks to the team of researchers in France and Switzerland. You're appreciated.

Mansoor Ahmed3 years ago

Great achievement, hats off

iwantsomethingbeautiful3 years ago

@davidfrum Are we going to talk about how hot that French doctor is?

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