40-year-old Gert-Jan Oskamin, who was crippled by a spinal injury in a cycling accident 12 years ago, was able to walk again with the help of electronic brain implants. As soon as he thought about walking, the chip activated and he walked. A group of neuroscientists and neurosurgeons in Switzerland are behind this historic achievement.
Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company, Neuralink, had developed a similar chip. Brain implants implanted into the human brain are claimed to give sight to the blind and enable disabled patients to move and communicate again. However, the US authorities did not allow it to be tested on humans.
“Using brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, we’ve created a wireless interface between the brain and spinal cord that turns thought into action.” – say neuroscientists and neurosurgeons. That is, they say they restored communication between the brain and spinal cord using a wireless digital bridge. This allows the paralyzed person to walk naturally again. Meanwhile, the implant has currently only been tested in one person.
The ‘digital bridge’ enabled the 40-year-old to regain natural control of movement in his paralyzed legs, allowing him to stand, walk and even climb stairs. A digital bridge consists of two electronic implants: one in the brain and one in the spinal cord.
“We placed WIMAGINE® devices above the part of the brain responsible for controlling leg movements. These devices developed by CEA allow us to decode the electrical signals generated by the brain when thinking about walking. We also placed a neurostimulator connected to an electrode array above the spinal cord that controls leg movements. -Professors at CHUV, UNIL and EPFL Neurosurgeon Jocelyn Bloch explained.
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2023-05-25 07:37:32
