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With Spinal Implant, Paralyzed Rats Can Walk Again

September 26, 2014 Leave a comment Go to comments

It’s a strange sight: a paralyzed rat walking on its hind legs in a precise cadence, all controlled by a computer. The study is part of a wider effort to help paralyzed people walk again by zapping their spinal cords with electrical pulses.

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