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Implant to Restore Movement

spinalCord.png
Public Domain by Henry Vandyke Carter

For the first time it has been achieved to restore movement in a primate by implanting an electrical device that stimulates nerves bypassing the damaged spinal cord. This way the device can be used to transform brain waves into movement in rhesus monkeys.

News seen at: BBC - Health

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