Paralysed man walks again just by thinking about it. Thanks to electronic brain implants!

According to the report, the electronic implants work by wirelessly transmitting his thoughts to his legs and feet via a second implant on his spine. The system is still at an experimental stage but a leading spinal charity in the UK called it “very encouraging”.

The initiative was led by Swiss researchers and published in the journal Nature. The surgeon who carried out the surgery to insert the implants, Prof Jocelyne Bloch, of Lausanne University, stressed that the system was still at basic research stage. She said it would be many years till it is available to paralysed patients but the team’s aim is to get it out of the lab and into the clinic as soon as possible.

 

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“This is where I love to see effort and ressources put. Not in wars and flights to Mars! Bravo to the team and to this man for his perseverance,” an Instagram user commented. “Never thought I’d see the day something like this is possible,” said another. “Now this is a medical miracle. Plus spread this joy world wide,” another person wrote.