Reconnecting intention and movement.
A brain–spine interface enabled a participant with spinal cord injury to control standing and walking.
- Maturity
- Emerging, stage 2 of 4
- Support
- 1 source · paper
- Evidence detail
- How we know ↓
Spinal injury can interrupt signals between the brain and muscles.
Existing stimulation systems offered limited voluntary adaptation.
Decoders converted cortical signals into spinal stimulation commands.
What was shown, and what wasn’t
Shown
The participant used the digital bridge for voluntary movement during the study.
Not shown · limits
- A single-participant study with implanted devices and rehabilitation.
Bright editorial interpretation
A step toward restoring movement under a person’s own control.
Still open
Study safety and benefit across more participants.
How we know1 source · checked 2026-09-05 · no corrections
Original sources
Institutions: EPFL, CHUV & collaborators
- Maturity
- Emerging
- Source published
- 2023-05-24
- Last source review
- 2026-09-05
- Editorial method
- Original source check
- Place / relevance
- Lausanne, Switzerland · institution-location
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Revision & correction history
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