Paralyzed man walks again without prosthetics
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Thanks science
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/24/paraplegic-man-walks-with-own-legs-again
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/24/paraplegic-man-walks-with-own-legs-again
A man who lost the use of his legs to a spinal cord injury has walked again after scientists rerouted signals from his brain to electrodes on his knees.
By Fenderputty Go To PostWe're on the cusp of becoming cyborgs lolAnd I'm so with it.
By DY_nasty Go To PostThis is fucking wild. Hope it gets to the general public in my lifetime.
I'm curious if this will get perfected or if we'll eventually phase this out as biological solutions are discovered. Like rebuilding nerves. The concept of sending brain signals to a computer where it's translated into instruction is amazing and seems like it's application could be used elsewhere
By KingGondo Go To PostObligatory:To be fair, Jesus didn't wear a sweet ass labcoat
Although to be fair, Jesus healed the lame so this isn't really that big of a deal.