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Paralysed man back on his feet again with brain and spinal implants

SCMP, 25 May 2023
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With the help of implanted electronic devices, a Dutch paraplegic is regaining the ability to stand and walk. Gert-Jan Oskam has been paralysed from the hips down after a motorcycle accident in 2011. But a brain-spine interface is now allowing him to control his lower body once again.

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