Media release

From: Springer Nature

1.  Neuroscience: Restoring movement after paralysis *PRESS BRIEFING* *IMAGES*

Grégoire Courtine and colleagues tested a brain–spine interface (BSI), consisting of an implanted recording and stimulation system, that establishes a direct link between the brain and spinal cord regions involved in walking. The BSI was able to calibrate within a few minutes and has remained reliable and stable for over one year, including at home without supervision. The patient reports that the BSI enables a natural control over the movements of the patient’s legs to stand, walk, climb stairs and even traverse complex terrains. Moreover, neurorehabilitation supported by the BSI improved neurological recovery and the patient regained the ability to walk with crutches over ground even when the BSI was switched off.

The concept of a digital bridge between the brain and spinal cord may help to improve the treatment of movement deficits due to neurological disorders.

**Please note that an online press briefing for the paper below will take place UNDER STRICT EMBARGO on Tuesday 23rd May at 3 pm London time (BST) / 10 am US Eastern Time**

Authors Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Henri Lorach and Guillaume Charvetwill discuss the research. This will be followed by a Q&A session.