Russian and Swiss scientists using electronic devices to develop new methods of treating paralysis

Scientists from Russia and Switzerland recently used electrical microchips to stimulate the spinal cord to restore the motor capacity of paralyzed patients. Spinal cord injury leads to partial or complete paralysis of limbs, and scientists are trying to treat the damage in different ways. However, most researchers focus on the introduction of stem cells in the direction of restoring injured spinal nerves. With the help of electronic devices The method has only been the focus of a few researchers. The Russian research team found through experimentation that electrical stimulation and customized "exoskeletons" will be able to restore patient mobility even in the worst case of spinal cord injury. To this end, the researchers developed a special chip, the chip can track the movement of the cortex issued instructions and interpret this signal as the command of the spinal cord can receive nerves to the muscle tissue transmission of the correct motor information. Experiments have shown that after installing the electronic device to a cynomolgus monkey suffering from paralysis of the lower limbs due to spinal cord injury, the cynomolgus monkey immediately regains the ability to move independently almost immediately while the device is being activated. The advantage of this technology is that the information is transmitted wirelessly. The signal from the brain is transmitted wirelessly to the microcomputer and then wirelessly transmitted to the spinal cord through information processing, thereby restoring the mobility of disabled patients.