Ohio surgeons install neurobridge into paralyzed patient

Thankyou for sharing grammy   

I went onto the link and then read more on the additional link they offered which goes into the story more full story

The procedure and the concept behind this is just amazing but if proves successful for this patient and the team it will lead to exciting breakthroughs in function for people with Spinal Cord Injury.

Although the actual idea and logic behind the procedure wont be done justice by me myself, i will try to explain briefly for members.

The procedure basically involves implanting a chip into the brain to stimulate a movement.The brain normally triggers movement via messages through the spinal cord but this cannot be relied upon when there is damage to the spinal cord for people with SCI.

So this chip allows the message to bypass the spinal cord and instead is linked up to a computer which stimulates the movement. 

I think the young man,who is almost 23 years old,is incredibly brave, especially with the associated risks of the operation. From my understanding they are now waiting to see if the procedure has been successful in triggering a movement in his hand.

So lets hope this has worked...

Yeah I hope it went well too! It'd be interesting to see how much he recovers.

Shame i cant tidy your link DJ