Miracles DO happen.
This man with paraplegia was able to finally walk again with the help of doctors and technology, and it's truly an amazing sight.
He was unable to walk due to a spinal cord injury (SCI) according to this study. "This study represents the first demonstration of an individual with paraplegia due to SCI purposefully operating a noninvasive BCI-FES system for overground walking in real time," the study said.
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First things first, quick instructions on what to do to get things moving again.
From the YouTube description, "The participant follows verbal cues from the experimenter, and utilizes attempted walking to perform BCI-FES mediated walking towards the next cone in the course."
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Next step, it was time to start walking!
The overall goal was to remain still "and dwell until instructed to start walking towards the next cone."
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The patient seemed to get the hang of this whole walking thing really quickly.
Truly an awesome feat.
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