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Spinal-cord injury interrupts communication between the brain and spinal cord, leading to paralysis. An implant that decodes the brain signals that control movements and drives electrical stimulation of the spinal cord re-establishes this communication, enabling an individual with spinal-cord injury to walk naturally.
This is a summary of: Lorach, A. A. et al. Walking naturally after spinal cord injury using a brain–spine interface. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06094-5 (2023).
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01345-x
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