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Neurotechnology promises new hope in the fight against paralysis

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  • 09 November 2016
  • Grégoire Courtine
    • Sciences de la vie, EPFL
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Macaques have recovered the mobility of a paralyzed leg thanks to neurotechnologies developed, among others, at EPFL. The CHUV is launching a feasibility study for patients suffering from spinal cord injury.

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