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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Middleton

How brain implants helped paralysed man walk again for first time in 12 years

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A paralysed man has become the first in history to regain his natural mobility through the use of implants, according to a new study.

Gert-Jan Oskam was paralysed in 2011 after a motorcycle accident in China. He lost control of his limbs from his hips down, but thanks to a newly-developed device linking his thoughts to his spinal cord he can walk once again.

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