They can't quite walk. Yet. But four wheelchair-bound men who until
recently were completely paralysed below the waist can now move their
legs and toes and even lift up to 100 kilograms with their legs. Their
spinal cords have been reawakened by electrical implants that revive the
flow of information between limbs and brain. Such feats would
previously have been unthinkable in people with spinal cord injuries.
That's really cool! Science rocks.
ReplyDeleteWonder if the legs are voice activated, or if the "left leg up" stuff was for the viewer's benefit... Trying to walk with voice activated legs would be like the verbal version of QWOP.
Had to Google QWOP, that gave me a laugh and a half :)
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