Scientists have made science fiction a reality by enabling a disabled person to walk

 Scientists have made science fiction a reality by enabling a disabled person to walk Gert John Oskam, 40, was paralyzed in 2011 after a spinal cord injury in a traffic accident.

However, doctors implanted a device in the body that restored the severed connection between the spinal cord and the brain.

Thanks to this device, they were able to stand, walk and climb stairs. The results of a study in this regard were published in the journal Nature.

Gert John Oscom said that he had walked 100 meters or more many times.

Even when the device is turned off, they are able to walk with the help of crutches, raising hopes that such technologies may restore affected neurological function.

"I feel like a child learning to walk," he said.

"Although there is still a long way to go, now I can stand, it is a joy that most people can't feel," he added. was affected by the accident.

Five years later, he was part of a clinical trial in which a device was implanted in his spine, after which he was able to walk with support.

The aim of this research was to restore the disconnected connection between the spinal cord and the brain.

Experts involved in this research of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology said that Gert John Oskam was not satisfied with the long-term research. During human walking, the brain sends commands to the spinal nerves and these nerves are damaged. Reaching makes people disabled.

But this new device succeeded in restoring the connection between the brain and the spinal cord.

The device helps people walk within minutes of understanding brain commands.

Earlier in 2022, spinal nerve stimulation was used to help a disabled person walk to some extent. But this new study is the first to use the patient's own brain activity to ensure leg movement. went.

Artificial intelligence technology was used for this device to ensure the execution of mental commands.