Paralysed man walks again via thought-controlled implants


Gert-Jan from the Netherlands, (who did not wish to give his surname), 40, victim of a spinal cord injury that left him paralysed, walks with his implants during a press conference. — AFP Relaxnews

A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on Wednesday, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.

The patient Gert-Jan, who did not want to reveal his surname, said the breakthrough had given him “a freedom that I did not have” before.

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