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Prof Grégoire Courtine's electrical stimulation work closer to clinical trials

Prof Grégoire Courtine's electrical stimulation work closer to clinical trials

EPFL scientists have discovered how to control the limbs of a completely paralyzed rat in real time to help it walk again.

Building on earlier work in rats, this new announcement is part of a more general therapy that could one day be implemented in rehabilitation programs for people with spinal cord injury. Clinical trials could start within a year.

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